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Meaning of Catacomb | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈkætəkuːm

Definitions

An underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves, used (in former times) as a cemetery; a tunnel system used for burying the dead, as in Paris or Ancient Rome.

often, plural

Equivalents

العربية ديماس سرداب الموتى
Čeština katakomby
Dansk katakombe
Deutsch Katakombe
Ελληνικά κατακόμβη
Esperanto katakombo
Español catacumba
Suomi katakombi
Français catacombe
Galego catacumba
Magyar katakomba
Bahasa Indonesia katakomba
Italiano catacomba
日本語 カタコンベ
Nederlands catacombe
Polski katakumb katakumba katakumby
Português catacumba
Română catacombă
Русский катакомба
Svenska katakomb
Українська катакомба

Examples

“Meronyms: crypt, ossuary”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Catacombs catacorolla catacosmesis catacoustics catacrotism catadicrotism

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