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Meaning of cemetery | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent
ˈsɛm.ɪˌtɹi

Definitions

  1. A place where the dead are buried; a graveyard or memorial park
  2. A place where the dead are buried; a graveyard or memorial park.

Equivalents

العربية المقبرة
Español cementerio

Examples

“The plain around was interspersed with cemeteries, Turk, Greek, and Armenian, with their growth of cypress trees...”
“They were probably the work of individual craftsmen working to meet the chieftains' needs. Their place in the chronology of the big cemeteries is indicated by the less richly-decorated double-springed bronze brooches which are found here.”
“[…] the cemetery – which people of shattering wit like Sampson never tired of calling ‘the dead centre of town’ […]”

CEFR level

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