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many of the soldiers who died in the battle are buried in a cemetery nearby
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These arches, made mainly of flowers, palm leaves, cane, and colored paper, are erected both at the entrances of homes and in cemeteries.
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Arath Zumaya Muñoz, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2024
Geological factors still play a role in finding a suitable site for a cemetery.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Zosia’s was Grave No. 75 at the unmarked cemetery in Pien, outside the northern city of Bydgoszcz.
—Reuters, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
One would not be faulted, perhaps, for passing the cemetery and not giving it a second glance.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
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Arath Zumaya Muñoz, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2024
Geological factors still play a role in finding a suitable site for a cemetery.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Zosia’s was Grave No. 75 at the unmarked cemetery in Pien, outside the northern city of Bydgoszcz.
—Reuters, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
One would not be faulted, perhaps, for passing the cemetery and not giving it a second glance.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Cemetery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cemetery. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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cemetery
noun
cem·e·tery
ˈsem-ə-ˌter-ē 
plural cemeteries
: a place where dead people are buried : graveyard
Etymology
Middle English cimitery "cemetery," from early French cimiterie (same meaning), from Latin coemeterium "cemetery," from Greek koimētērion "sleeping chamber, burial place," from koiman "to put to sleep"
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