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cemetery

[sem-i-ter-ee] / ˈsɛm ɪˌtɛr i /


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One 17-year-old schoolgirl in north Tehran said the city felt like a vast cemetery.

From The Wall Street Journal

Bob attended his owner's funeral at the cemetery in Taboão da Serra and refused to leave thereafter, Brazilian media reported - even returning when family members tried to take him home.

From BBC

When my great-uncle Elvin died last year, a parade of black cars transported his casket from the funeral home to the cemetery.

From Literature

The law was inspired by local dog Bob Coveiro, who lived for 10 years in a municipal cemetery after his owner was buried there.

From Barron's

Her remains were instead interred in a remote cemetery, far from the family home.

From BBC