burial ground

noun

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

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The park service won’t treat the area as sacred or as a burial ground or cemetery. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025 Part of Zuckerberg’s Kauai compound also sits atop a burial ground. India Roby, Architectural Digest, 23 July 2025 The property also includes a historic smallpox burial ground owned by the Madison Historical Society. Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2025 The historic burial ground, a roughly 25-acre site made up of four different sections, served as Indianapolis' first cemetery before its closure in the late 19th century. Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 9 July 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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