English dictionary · noun

necropolis

A cemetery; especially a large one in or near a city.

Meaning and definitions

1. A cemetery; especially a large one in or near a city.
2. An ancient site used for burying the dead, particularly if consisting of elaborate grave monuments.
3. A city or settlement where most people are dead and/or dying.

Connected roots

• polis

  city, state

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These words share a recorded root connection. A shared root is a learning clue; it does not establish every step in a word’s history.

• politics

  the activities associated with the governance of a country or area

• metropolis

  the chief or capital city of a country or region

• cosmopolitan

  familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures

• acropolis

  A promontory (usually fortified with a citadel) forming the hub of many Grecian cities, and around which many were built for defensive purposes before and during the classical period; compare Acropolis.

• megalopolis

  A large conurbation, where two or more large cities have sprawled outward to meet, forming something larger than a normal metropolis.

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