cemetery

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Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery

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From Middle English cimiterie < Old French cimitiere < Mediaeval Latin cimitērium < Late Latin coemētērium < Ancient Greek κοιμητήριον (koimētērion) < κοιμάω (koimaō), I put to sleep).

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cemetery

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cemeteries

cemetery (plural cemeteries)

  1. A place where the dead are buried; a graveyard or memorial park.

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