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ne·crop·o·lis /nɪˈkrɒpəlɪs $ -ˈkrɑː-/ noun [countable] an area of land where dead people are buried, especially a large ancient one 坟场；〔尤指〕古代大墓地 SYN cemetery the extensive necropolis which served the Etruscan city of Caere 伊特鲁里亚塞雷古城的大型公墓Examples from the Corpusnecropolis• London is a necropolis, its every corner the site of a murder, its soil a pudding of blood and tears.• A necropolis was established in Liverpool in 1825, and within five years was paying shareholders a dividend of 8%.• Bonaventure is a beautiful necropolis where the storied and moneyed of Savannah live in perpetual care.• The enormous necropolis is adjacent and contains hundreds of tombs cut down into the tufa over a distance of two miles.ne·crop·o·lis nounChineseSyllable area of land Corpus are people especially an buried, where dead |