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- Dictionarynecropolis/nɪˈkrɒpəlɪs/
noun
- 1. a cemetery, especially a large one belonging to an ancient city.
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The meaning of NECROPOLIS is cemetery; especially : a large elaborate cemetery of an ancient city. How to use necropolis in a sentence. Did you know?
NECROPOLIS definition: 1. an ancient cemetery (= piece of ground where people are buried) 2. an ancient cemetery (= piece…. Learn more.
A necropolis ( pl.: necropolises, necropoles, necropoleis, necropoli [1]) is a large, designed cemetery with elaborate tomb monuments. The name stems from the Ancient Greek νεκρόπολις nekropolis ( lit. 'city of the dead' ).
Necropolis, in archaeology, an extensive and elaborate burial place of an ancient city. In the Mediterranean world, the necropolis was customarily outside the city proper and often consisted of a number of cemeteries used at different times over a period of several centuries.
NECROPOLIS meaning: 1. an ancient cemetery (= piece of ground where people are buried) 2. an ancient cemetery (= piece…. Learn more.
Necropolis definition: a cemetery, especially one of large size and usually of an ancient city.. See examples of NECROPOLIS used in a sentence.
Any graveyard can be called a necropolis, but the word is best used to describe a very large burying ground made up of tombs, or the ancient grave site of a famous or powerful historical figure. The pyramid at Giza, in Egypt, is an example of a necropolis — it's the tomb of an Egyptian pharaoh.
