cemetery Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a tract of land used for burials
    graveyard; burial ground; memorial park; burying ground; burial site; necropolis.

WordNet

Cem"e*ter*y noun
Etymology
L. cemeterium, Gr. a sleeping chamber, burial place, fr. to put to sleep.
Wordforms
plural Cemeteries
Definitions
  1. A place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; a graveyard; a churchyard; a necropolis.

Webster 1913