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ne⋅crop⋅o⋅lis

  [nuh-krop-uh-lis, ne-]
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–noun, plural -lis⋅es.
1. a cemetery, esp. one of large size and usually of an ancient city.
2. a historic or prehistoric burial ground.
Origin:
1810–20; < Gk nekrópolis burial place (lit., city of the dead). See necro-, -polis

Related forms:
nec⋅ro⋅pol⋅i⋅tan  [nek-ruh-pol-i-tn] , adjective
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ne·crop·o·lis   (nə-krŏp'ə-lĭs, ně-)   
n.   pl. ne·crop·o·lis·es or ne·crop·o·leis (-lās')
A cemetery, especially a large and elaborate one belonging to an ancient city.

[Greek nekropolis : nekro-, necro- + polis, city; see pelə-3 in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

necropolis 
"large cemetery" of an ancient or modern city, 1819, from L.L., lit. "city of the dead," From Gk. necro- (see necro-) + polis "city" (see policy (1)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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