Meaning of Burial | Babel Free
ˈbɛɹɪəlDefinitions
The act of burying; interment; placing remains into the earth.
countable, uncountable
Equivalents
Azərbaycanca
dəfn
Беларуская
пахаванне
Català
enterrament
Čeština
pohřeb
Dansk
begravelse
Ελληνικά
ταφή
Eesti
matus
Galego
enterro
עברית
קבורה
हिन्दी
दफ़न
Magyar
temetés
Հայերեն
թաղում
ქართული
დაკრძალვა
Қазақша
жерлеу
Kurdî
defin
Nederlands
begrafenis
Slovenščina
pokop
Shqip
varrim
Svenska
begravning
Kiswahili
mziko
தமிழ்
அடக்கம்
ไทย
งานศพ
Tagalog
libing
Türkçe
defin
Tiếng Việt
mai táng
Examples
“His whole family was present at his burial.”
“The mourners listened as the priest performed the burial service of long-time parishioner Wendy Stuart.”
“A dreary year for the Squadron, this 1819, when officers and men fell sick by the shipload and were sent home by the tenderful, when Lemon Valley Hospital was supplemented by the one at High Peak, when Court-Martials were held at the rate of one a fortnight, burials thrice a week, and surveys on foul provisions every other day!”
“However, many Cromlechs and Dolmins are carelessly called "Druid's circles", when in reality they were the burial places of ancient chieftains and their households[.]”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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