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PRONUNCIATION OF BURIAL GROUND

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BURIAL GROUND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Burial ground is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BURIAL GROUND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

burial ground

Cemetery

A cemetery, or graveyard is a spatially defined area where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word cemetery implies that the land is specifically designated as a burial ground. The older term graveyard is often used interchangeably with cemetery, but primarily referred to a burial ground within a churchyard. The intact or cremated remains of people may be interred in a grave, commonly referred to as burial, or in a tomb, an "above-ground grave", a mausoleum, columbarium, or other edifice. In Western cultures, funeral ceremonies are often observed in cemeteries. These ceremonies or rites of passage differ according to cultural practices and religious beliefs. Modern cemeteries often include crematoria, and some grounds previously used for both, continue as crematoria as a principal use long after the interment areas have been filled.

Definition of burial ground in the English dictionary

The definition of burial ground in the dictionary is a graveyard or cemetery.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BURIAL GROUND

burgomaster
burgonet
burgoo
Burgos
Burgoyne
burgrave
Burgundian
burgundies
Burgundy
burhel
burial
burial mound
Buriat
Buridan´s ass
buried
burier
buries
burin
burinist
buriti

WORDS THAT END LIKE BURIAL GROUND

all-around
all-round
around
background
bound
break new ground
campground
fall to the ground
foreground
get around
get off the ground
ground
into the ground
playground
round
surround
the high ground
to the ground
turnaround
underground
year-round

Synonyms and antonyms of burial ground in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BURIAL GROUND»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «burial ground» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of burial ground

Translation of «burial ground» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BURIAL GROUND

Find out the translation of burial ground to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of burial ground from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «burial ground» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

墓地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cementerio
570 millions of speakers

English

burial ground
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कब्रिस्तान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مقبرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

могильник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cemitério
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমাধিস্থল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cimetière
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

tanah perkuburan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gräberfeld
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

墓地
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

매장 바닥
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lemah penguburan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chôn cất
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புதைக்கப்பட்ட நிலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दफनभूमी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mezarlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sepolcreto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cmentarzysko
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

могильник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cimitir
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νεκροταφείο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

begraafplaas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

begravningsplats
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gravplass
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of burial ground

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BURIAL GROUND»

The term «burial ground» is regularly used and occupies the 76.592 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of burial ground
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BURIAL GROUND» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «burial ground» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «burial ground» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about burial ground

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BURIAL GROUND»

Discover the use of burial ground in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to burial ground and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sutton Hoo: Burial Ground of Kings?
The director of the most recent excavation at the Sutton Hoo burial site in England--one of the most significant archaeological discoveries in Europe--traces its exploration and the revelations it offers about the medieval kingdom of East ...
M. O. H. Carver, 1998
2
A Record of Interments at the Friends Burial Ground, ...
This is a faithful transcription of the tombstones found in the old Quaker cemetery located along Harford Road in Baltimore, Maryland. The transcriptions generally provide the deceased's full name, date of death, and age at death.
Christina Hoopes, 1995
3
Breaking Ground, Breaking Silence: The Story of New York's ...
Chronicles the 1991 discovery of New York's first burial ground for slaves and free African-Americans, examining the mysteries surrounding the area and questioning why there had been virtually no public knowledge of the well-documented area ...
Joyce Hansen, Siri Hustvedt, 1998
4
Burial Ground
"PEOPLE ARE DEAD.
John Rickards, 2008
5
Palmer Cemetery and the Historic Burial Grounds of ...
Kenneth W. Milano walks the cemetery paths and reveals the secrets the stones keep with Palmer Cemetery and the Historic Burial Grounds of Kensington & Fishtown. Book jacket.
Kenneth W. Milano, 2011
6
The Haunted Burial Ground
Fixing up a run-down shack for their Halloween party, the Unicorn Club is horrified when Ellen finds a skull, Jessica gets lost in a bat cave, and a mysterious ghost girl appears with a warning for them all. Original.
Jamie Suzanne, Francine Pascal, 1994
7
The burial ground: a novella
With multiple viewpoints and haunting images, Pauline Holdstock recreates the collision between two cultures and the illusion of contact between a white European priest and native peoples of the west coast.
Pauline Holdstock, 1991
8
Old Burial Grounds of New Jersey: A Guide
Ocean 82 Bamegal — Sea Captain's Cemetery 3] Bamegat — Friends Meeting House Burial Ground 84 Lakewood — Greenwood Cemetery 85 Lanoka Harbor — Good Luck (Potter's) Churchyard 86 Toms River — Methodist Cemetery 87 ...
Janice Kohl Sarapin, 1994
9
A Greenville burial ground: human remains and mortuary ...
Description and analysis of a midden excavation in the modern Nisga'a village in west-central British Columbia.
Jerome S. Cybulski, Darlene Balkwill, Gregory S. Young, 1992
10
Old Copp's Hill and Burial Ground: With Historical Sketches
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Edward MacDonald, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BURIAL GROUND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term burial ground is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Dying to Be Green: The Green Burial Movement
... in the U.S.; and Dyanne Matzkevich, who is saving a tract of forest within her conventional cemetery by turning it into a green burial ground. «Care2.com, Jul 15»
2
Oka Crisis inspired dialogue on indigenous awareness
... going to allow the expansion of a golf course on disputed territory -- including on a Mohawk burial ground -- people living in the neighbouring ... «CTV News, Jul 15»
3
Bluffton Council hears concerns about intersection
A planned project to renovate Shannon Cemetery, Bluffton's oldest burial ground, has become controversial. At council's June 16 meeting, ... «The Courier, Jul 15»
4
An Ellis County burial ground turns into a legal battlefield
Elmerine Bell is the force behind taking Creek Land & Cattle to court over damage to the cemetery. James Ragland jragland@dallasnews.com. «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
5
Up to 16000 bodies could be exhumed in A63 Castle Street upgrade
Early estimates suggest up to 16,000 bodies in the Holy Trinity burial ground in Castle Street may need to be moved as a result of plans to ... «Hull Daily Mail, Jul 15»
6
Bobcat kitten remains found in sacred Native American burial ground
Archeologists found an animal skeleton buried in a sacred human burial ground of the Hopewell, in Illinois, in the 1980s. Now, a student has ... «Examiner.com, Jul 15»
7
Historic Fair Hill to host community summer festival
“The new church was responsible for the care of the burial ground, however the church was not able to maintain the ground. It fell into despair ... «The Philadelphia Tribune, Jul 15»
8
Loving goodbye to little Terry Kiddie at Deerton Natural Burial
The service was held at Deerton Natural Burial Ground, Teynham, where a pair of doves were released for Terry. Terry Kiddie with mum ... «Kent Online, Jun 15»
9
BJP Attempts to Turn Muslim Burial Ground in Srinagar Into …
The burial ground spread across 25 kanal, 13 marlas of land, they said, belongs to Auqaf Islamia and has been notified under SRO. «The New Indian Express, Jun 15»
10
Symbols of selfless sacrifice in North Burial Ground
Just a few steps away from the beginning of the parade route for The Bristol Fourth of July Parade, there are hundreds of newly placed flags ... «The Providence Journal, Jun 15»

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