Complete Definition of "cemetery"

Image:Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
English

Pronunciation
IPA|/�s�.m��t�.ɹi/

Etymology
Middle English cimiterie < Old French cimitiere < Medieval Latin cimit�rium < Late Latin coem�t�rium < Greek koim�t�rion < Greek koim�n (to put to sleep).

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

Translations

Afrikaans: begraafplek, begraafplaas
Albanian: varrezë f
Arabic: ARchar|��برة (máqbarâ) f
Bosnian: groblje#Bosnian|groblje n, mezarje#Bosnian|mezarje n
Bulgarian: г�оби�е (grobište) n
Catalan: cementiri m
Chinese: �� (g�ngmù)
Croatian: groblje#Croatian|groblje n
Czech: h�bitov m
Danish: kirkegård g|Danish
Dutch: kerkhof n, begraafplaats f
Esperanto: tombejo
Finnish: hautausmaa, hautuumaa, kalmisto
French: cimetière m
Frisian: tsjerkhôf n
German: Kirchhof m, Friedhof m
Greek: νεκ�ο�α�είο (nekrotafío) n, κοιμη�ή�ιο (cimitírio) n, κοιμη�ή�ι (cimitíri) n
Hebrew: ��ת-ק�ר�ת (beit-qvarot) m
Hindi: �़ब�रिस�तान (qabrist�n) m, ��रिस�तान (gorist�n) m, समाधि��ष�त�र (sam�dhikṣetra) m
Hungarian: temet�
Ido: cimitaro
Indonesian: pusara, pekuburan, kubur|kuburan, makam
Interlingua: cemeterio
Irish: reilig f, cill f
Italian: cimitero m, camposanto m
Japanese: �� (��, bochi)
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Khmer: KMchar|������� (tīp�ch�)
Korean: �� (myoji)
Latin: coemeterium n
Manx: ruillick f, ruillick g|Manx
Maori: urup�
Norwegian: kirkegård m
Old English: legerstow|leġerst�w f
Papiamentu: santana, graf
Persian: FAchar|�برستا� (ghabristân), FAchar|گ�رستا� (goristân)
Polish: cmentarz m
Portuguese: cemitério m
Romanian: cimitir n, ţintirim n (archaic)
Russian: кладби�е (kládbiš�e) n
Serbian
:Cyrillic: г�об�е#Serbian|г�об�е n, меза��е#Serbian|меза��е n, г�оби��e n, пoкoпaли��e n
:Roman: groblje#Serbian|groblje n, mezarje#Serbian|mezarje n, grobište n, pokopalište n
Slovene: pokopališ�e, britof (informal)
Spanish: cementerio m, campo santo m, panteón m italbrac|Andes|Caribbean|Central America|Mexico
Sranan: berpe, beripe
Sunda: pakuburan
Swedish: begravningsplats c, kyrkogård c
Thai: THchar|��า��า (pàa�háa), THchar|สุสา� (sus�n), THchar|�ี��ั�ศ� (thīfângsop)
Turkish: mezarlık, kabristan
Ukrainian: �вин�а� (tsvintar), кладови�е (kladoviš�e) n
Urdu: URchar|�برستا� (ghabrist�n) m, URchar|گ�رستا� (gorist�n) m
Vietnamese: nghĩa trang, nghĩa ��a
Volapük: sepülemöp
Welsh: mynwent f|Welsh

See also
churchyard
graveyard
necropolis
tombstone

Category:Burial
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Revision and Credits for"cemetery"
  • 2007-10-11 17:47 - AutoFormat - trans link [[Afrikaans]], trans link [[Catalan]], trans link [[Frisian]], trans link [[Khmer]], trans link [[Manx]], trans unlink Maori

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