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necropolis

Necropolis vs Undefined - What's the difference?

necropolis | undefined |


As a noun necropolis

is necropolis.

As an adjective undefined is

lacking a definition or value.

Graveyard vs Necropolis - What's the difference?

graveyard | necropolis | Related terms |

Graveyard is a related term of necropolis.


As nouns the difference between graveyard and necropolis

is that graveyard is a tract of land in which the dead are buried while necropolis is necropolis.

Churchyard vs Necropolis - What's the difference?

churchyard | necropolis | Synonyms |

Churchyard is a synonym of necropolis.


As nouns the difference between churchyard and necropolis

is that churchyard is a patch of land adjoining a church, often used as a graveyard while necropolis is necropolis.

Burial_place vs Necropolis - What's the difference?

burial_place | necropolis | Related terms |

Burial_place is a related term of necropolis.


As a noun necropolis is

necropolis.

Cemetary vs Necropolis - What's the difference?

cemetary | necropolis |


As nouns the difference between cemetary and necropolis

is that cemetary is while necropolis is necropolis.

Tomb vs Necropolis - What's the difference?

tomb | necropolis |


As nouns the difference between tomb and necropolis

is that tomb is a small building (or "vault") for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. It may be partly or wholly in the ground (except for its entrance) in a cemetery, or it may be inside a church proper or in its crypt. Single tombs may be permanently sealed; those for families (or other groups) have doors for access whenever needed while necropolis is a large cemetery, especially one of elaborate construction in an ancient city.

As a verb tomb

is to bury.

Necropolis vs Acropolis - What's the difference?

necropolis | acropolis |


As nouns the difference between necropolis and acropolis

is that necropolis is a large cemetery, especially one of elaborate construction in an ancient city while acropolis is a promontory (usually fortified with a citadel) forming the hub of many Grecian cities, and around which many were built for defensive purposes before and during the classical period; compare {{term|Acropolis|lang=en}}.

As a proper noun Acropolis is

the Athenian Acropolis. Compare {{term, acropolis, lang=en.}.

Necropolis vs Gods_acre - What's the difference?

necropolis | gods_acre | Related terms |

Necropolis is a related term of gods_acre.

Burying_ground vs Necropolis - What's the difference?

burying_ground | necropolis | Related terms |

Burying_ground is a related term of necropolis.


As a noun necropolis is

necropolis.

Catacomb vs Necropolis - What's the difference?

catacomb | necropolis |


As nouns the difference between catacomb and necropolis

is that catacomb is an underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves, used (in former times) as a cemetery; a subterranean tunnel system used for burying the dead, as in Paris or ancient Rome while necropolis is a large cemetery, especially one of elaborate construction in an ancient city.

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