burial ground

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an area of land, not next to a church, where people are buried

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Examples (10)

  • Archaeologists discovered an ancient burial ground dating back to the Iron Age.
  • This area is a sacred burial ground and must be treated with respect.
  • Construction was halted when they unearthed a forgotten burial ground.
  • The tribe is fighting to protect their ancestral burial ground from developers.
  • Local legends say the old burial ground is haunted.
  • There is a small, unmarked burial ground on the hill overlooking the valley.
  • The city has designated this land as a new, non-denominational burial ground.
  • Did they know they were building on a historical burial ground?
  • For centuries, the local community used this field as a communal burial ground, long before the first church was built.
  • Volunteers are working to clean up and preserve the historic burial ground.