Look up: necropolis

1. Necropolis
   A cemetery, literally 'city of the dead'.
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2. Necropolis
   The Greek word meaning; 'city of the dead' normally describes large and important burial areas that were in use for long periods.
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3. necropolis
   Large cemetery or burial ground. Originally, the name was applied to cemeteries attached to ancient cities, in particular a suburb of Alexandria, Egypt. Ancient examples are found in Asia Minor,...
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4. necropolis
   term used by...Mumford to compare ancient cities...with...cities that are currently decaying.When a city has reached the megalopolitan stage...it is...on the downward path,necropolis is the final stage Category: Building industry
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5. Necropolis
   Ne·crop'o·lis noun ; plural Necropolises . [ New Latin , from Greek ...; ... a dead body, adj., dead + ... city.] A city of the dead; a name given by the ancients to their cemeteries, and sometimes applied to modern burial places; a graveyard.
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6. Necropolis
   • (n.) A city of the dead; a name given by the ancients to their cemeteries, and sometimes applied to modern burial places; a graveyard. • (n.) A city of the dead; a name given by the ancients to their cemeteries, and sometimes applied to modern burial places; a graveyard.
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7. necropolis
   (from Greek nekropolis, `city of the dead`), in archaeology, an extensive and elaborate burial place of an ancient city. In the Mediterranean world, ... [3 related articles]
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8. necropolis
   necropolis 1. A cemetery; especially a large, elaborate, or ancient one. Literally, “city of the dead.” 2. A cemetery, especially one of large size and usually of an ancient city. 3. A historic or prehistoric burial ground.
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9. necropolis
   necropolis: see cemetery.
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10. necropolis
    City of the dead, a term for a burial ground.
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11. Necropolis
    (Judge Dredd story) `Necropolis` is a 26-part Judge Dredd epic by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra, published in 1990 in 2000 AD progs 674–699. The story was the subject of extensive foreshadowing in the comic, beginning with The Dead Man (progs 650&nd...
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