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2. an ancient or prehistoric burying ground: »
Hill and hillslope were the necropolis of a vanished race (John R. Green).
╂[< Greek nekrópolis < nekrós dead body + pólis city]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ne|crop|o|lis
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crop — crop; crop·man; crop·py; kill·crop; ma·crop·sis; mi·crop·o·dal; mi·crop·sia; mi·crop·ter·ism; mi·crop·ter·ous; mi·crop·ter·us; mi·crop·te·ryg·i·dae; mi·crop·tic; ne·crop·o·lis; out·crop·per; an·ti·crop; crop·per; in·ter·crop; ma·crop·o·did;… … English syllables
a|crop|o|lis — … Useful english dictionary
ne·crop·o·lis — … Useful english dictionary
lis — acrop·o·lis; ae·o·lis; aero·bal·lis·tics; ama·bi·lis; am·a·ryl·lis; an·a·gal·lis; anaph·a·lis; an·nap·o·lis; ano·lis; anom·a·lis·tic; an·thyl·lis; apo·lis·ta; ba·lis·tes; ba·lis·ti·dae; bal·lis·ta; bal·lis·ter; bal·lis·ti·cian; bal·lis·tics;… … English syllables
necropolis — ne·crop·o·lis … English syllables
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
Acropolis — A*crop o*lis, n. [Gr. akro polis; a kros extreme + po lis city.] The upper part, or the citadel, of a Grecian city; especially, the citadel of Athens. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
necropolis — ne|crop|o|lis [nıˈkrɔpəlıs US ˈkra: ] n an area of land where dead people are buried, especially a large ancient one = ↑cemetery ▪ the extensive necropolis which served the Etruscan city of Caere … Dictionary of contemporary English
necropolis — ne|crop|o|lis [ ne krapəlıs ] noun count a large place in a city where dead people were buried in the past … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
necropolis — ne•crop•o•lis [[t]nəˈkrɒp ə lɪs[/t]] n. pl. lis•es a cemetery, esp. one of large size and of an ancient city • Etymology: 1810–20; < Gk nekrópolis. See necro , polis nec•ro•pol•i•tan ˌnɛk rəˈpɒl ɪ tn adj … From formal English to slang
