burial ground

noun

: an area of land where dead people have been buried
an ancient burial ground

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One of the graves at the burial ground, appears to contain evidence of such a practice. Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024 Archaeologists described the burial ground as a rare find for the Alpine area and well-preserved due to its location in a historically flood-prone area. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025 Ellsworth Cemetery was founded by a small cadre of Black Civil War Veterans in 1876 to provide a burial ground for the African American community in and around Westminster. Diane Boettcher, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2025 Read Next World Massive 2,500-year-old burial ground unearthed in Italian Alps. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for burial ground

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“Burial ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burial%20ground. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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