chamber tomb

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chamber tomb

/ˈt͡ʃeɪ̯m.bə ˌtuːm/ UK
/ˈt͡ʃeɪ̯m.bəɹ ˌtum/ Canada, US
/ˈt͡ʃæɪ̯m.bə ˌtʉːm/ Australia, New Zealand
/ˈt͡ʃæɪ̯m.bɐ ˌtʉːm/ New Zealand
/ˈt͡ʃæɪ̯m.ba ˌtʉːm/ New Zealand
/ˈt͡ʃem.bəɹ ˌtʉm/ Scotland
/ˈt͡ʃeːm.bəʳ ˌʈuːm/ India

noun chamber tombs · chamber-tomb

A communal burial place, cut into rock or hillslopes or constructed of masonry, whose chamber may or may not have an entry passage, usually covered by a mound.
Similar: chambered tomb, burial chamber

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noun communal burial place

Français	dolmen, tombe à chambre, tombe à chambres, chambre funéraire

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@misc{chamber_tomb_2026,
  title = {chamber tomb},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chamber%20tomb},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}