graveyard

noun/ˈɡreɪvjɑrd/

Frequency rank: #7,133 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

an area of land, usually beside a church, where dead people are buried

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Example sentence

The old church had a small graveyard behind it where many famous people were buried.

Synonyms & related words

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