necropolis

[ nuh-krop-uh-lis, ne- ]

/ nəˈkrɒp ə lɪs, nɛ- /

a cemetery, especially one of large size and usually of an ancient city.

a historic or prehistoric burial ground.

Origin of necropolis

First recorded in 1810–20, necropolis is from the Greek word nekrópolis burial place (literally, city of the dead). See necro-, -polis

nec·ro·pol·i·tan

[nek-ruh-pol-i-tn] /ˌnɛk rəˈpɒl ɪ tn/, adjective

My first novel, Alive in Necropolis—or, rather, the process of writing it—changed me.

How I Write: Doug Dorst |Noah Charney |February 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
As I mentioned above, I got started writing Alive in Necropolis because my agent gave me a nudge in that direction.

How I Write: Doug Dorst |Noah Charney |February 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Nor call I devise what Apion would have said, had their habitation been at Necropolis?

Against Apion |Flavius Josephus
So called because by this train corpses are often conveyed on account of the Necropolis Company to Woking.

The Slang Dictionary |John Camden Hotten

He was buried in the family vault at the Necropolis, Toronto, on the 12th of the month.

The Canadian Portrait Gallery Volume 3 |John Charles Dent
His remains were interred in the Necropolis, where an elegant monument, with a bust by Fillans, has been erected to his memory.

The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III |Various
We then came to the Necropolis of St. Miniato, a church considered to be one of the oldest on the continent.

From the Thames to the Tiber |J. Wardle

necropolis

/ (nɛˈkrɒpəlɪs) /

a burial site or cemetery

C19: Greek, from nekros dead + polis city