noun

cemetery

cemetery, graveyard

My grandfather is buried in the local cemetery.

My grandfather is buried in the local cemetery.

((a place)) a place where dead people are buried My grandfather is buried in the local cemetery.

Synonyms: graveyard, burial ground, churchyard

From Greek 'koimētērion' meaning 'a sleeping place, dormitory'.

Connect it to its Greek root, meaning 'sleeping place'. Imagine it's a final resting or 'sleeping' place.

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