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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCemetery
/ˈsɛm.ə.tɛr.i/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A burial ground; a graveyard.
"They visited the cemetery to lay flowers on their grandparents' graves."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin coemeterium, which traces back to the Ancient Greek koimētērion meaning 'sleeping place' or 'dormitory', reflecting the Christian concept of death as sleep. The term entered English via Old French in the medieval period, gradually replacing the earlier native English word 'churchyard'.
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cimetière
Transliteration: simtjɛʁ
"Ils se sont recueillis au cimetière."
Friedhof
Transliteration: friːdhɔf
"Der Friedhof liegt am Stadtrand."
cimitero
Transliteration: tʃimiˈtɛro
"Hanno visitato il cimitero locale."
cementerio
Transliteration: sementerjo
"El cementerio está muy tranquilo por la tarde."
cemitério
Transliteration: sẽmiˈtɛɾju
"Eles foram ao cemitério prestar homenagem."
कब्रिस्तान
Transliteration: kabristān
"शहर के बाहर एक बड़ा कब्रिस्तान है।"
墓地
Transliteration: mùdì
"他们在墓地里悼念先人。"
묘지
Transliteration: myoji
"할아버지의 묘지가 그곳에 있습니다."
墓地
Transliteration: bochi
"静かな墓地を散策しました。"
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