[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

necropolis \necrop"olis\, n.; pl. necropolises. nl., fr.
   gr. ?; nekro`s 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.
   1913 webster
see also:
necropolises 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

necropolis
     n : a tract of land used for burials syn: cemetery, graveyard,
          burial site, burial ground, burying ground, memorial
         park
     also: necropoleis pl
see also:
cemetery graveyard burial site burial ground burying ground memorial park 
necropoleis 

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Necropolis, definition of term: Necropolis
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