Necropolis Definition

nə-krŏpə-lĭs, nĕ-
necropoleis, necropolises
noun
necropolises
A cemetery, esp. one belonging to an ancient city.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Necropolis

Noun

Singular:
necropolis
Plural:
necropoleis, necropolises

Origin of Necropolis

  • From Ancient Greek νεκρόπολις (nekropolis, “city of the dead"), from νεκρός (nekros, “dead") + πόλις (polis, “city").

    From Wiktionary

  • Greek nekropolis nekro- necro- polis city pelə-3 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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