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cemetery

[sem-i-ter-ee] / ˈsɛm ɪˌtɛr i /


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Across the nation families and friends rolled out blankets and tarpaulins at parks, temples and even cemeteries over the weekend to eat and drink under cherry trees for traditional "hanami" or flower viewing gatherings.

From Barron's

By the late 1950s, 559 new cemeteries had been constructed worldwide, half of them in Normandy.

From The Wall Street Journal

The cemetery, too, starts to overflow, and so bodies must be burned.

From The Wall Street Journal

Two suspects, a public health officer from Nyamira and a cemetery caretaker, have reportedly been arrested in connection with the matter, with others being questioned.

From BBC

Hospital authorities had buried the unknown old man in the paupers’ cemetery.

From Literature