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The wing of the Falcon brings to the king, the wing if the crow brings him to the cemetery.
Muhammad Iqbal

Meaning of "cemetery" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CEMETERY

From Late Latin coemētērium, from Greek koimētērion room for sleeping, from koiman to put to sleep.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CEMETERY

cemetery  [ˈsɛmɪtrɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CEMETERY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cemetery 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 CEMETERY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

cemetery

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 cemetery in the English dictionary

The definition of cemetery in the dictionary is a place where the dead are buried, esp one not attached to a church.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CEMETERY


altimetry
ælˈtɪmɪtrɪ
anthropometry
ˌænθrəˈpɒmɪtrɪ
asymmetry
æˈsɪmɪtrɪ
audiometry
ˌɔːdɪˈɒmɪtrɪ
biometry
baɪˈɒmɪtrɪ
biotelemetry
ˌbaɪəʊtɪˈlɛmɪtrɪ
calorimetry
ˌkæləˈrɪmɪtrɪ
cytometry
saɪˈtɒmɪtrɪ
geometry
dʒɪˈɒmɪtrɪ
morphometry
mɔːˈfɒmɪtrɪ
optometry
ɒpˈtɒmɪtrɪ
radiotelemetry
ˌreɪdɪəʊtɪˈlɛmɪtrɪ
spectrometry
spɛkˈtrɒmɪtrɪ
spectrophotometry
ˌspektrəʊfəʊˈtɒmɪtrɪ
stoichiometry
ˌstɔɪkɪˈɒmɪtrɪ
supersymmetry
ˌsuːpəˈsɪmɪtrɪ
symmetry
ˈsɪmɪtrɪ
telemetry
tɪˈlɛmɪtrɪ
trigonometry
ˌtrɪɡəˈnɒmɪtrɪ
velocimetry
ˌveləˈsɪmɪtrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CEMETERY

cembali
cembalist
cembalo
cembra
cembra nut tree
cement
cement mixer
cementation
cementatory
cementer
cementite
cementitious
cementum
cemeteries
CEN
cenacle
cendre
CENELEC
cenesthesia
cenesthesis

WORDS THAT END LIKE CEMETERY

adultery
Arlington National Cemetery
artery
baptistery
battery
buttery
cautery
coronary artery
eatery
flattery
fluttery
glittery
lottery
mastery
monastery
murder mystery
mystery
pottery
upholstery
watery

Synonyms and antonyms of cemetery in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CEMETERY»

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

Translation of «cemetery» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CEMETERY

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

Translator English - Chinese

公墓
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cementerio
570 millions of speakers

English

cemetery
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कब्रिस्तान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مَقْبَرَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кладбище
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cemitério
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কবরস্থান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cimetière
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tanah perkuburan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Friedhof
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

墓地
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

묘지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

kuburan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nghĩa trang
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கல்லறை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दफनभूमी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mezarlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cimitero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cmentarz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

цвинтар
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

kyrkogård
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kirkegård
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cemetery

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CEMETERY»

The term «cemetery» is very widely used and occupies the 10.030 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CEMETERY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cemetery» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cemetery» 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 cemetery

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10 QUOTES WITH «CEMETERY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cemetery.
1
F. Murray Abraham
I have two brothers buried in the military cemetery in Texas. I don't want to see any more of that.
2
Red Adair
I've got too many of my friends that retired and went home and got on a rocking chair, and about a year and a half later, I'm always going to the cemetery.
3
Charles Baudelaire
To the solemn graves, near a lonely cemetery, my heart like a muffled drum is beating funeral marches.
4
Alastair Campbell
My closest friend, who died not long ago, is buried near Marx's grave in Highgate cemetery, so I see the gaggle of admirers laying roses at the foot of his tombstone regularly. I have never been tempted to leave flowers there myself. Great theories, shame about the practice. Marx did many things. But inventing class was not one of them.
5
William J. Clinton
Being president is like running a cemetery: you've got a lot of people under you and nobody's listening.
6
Tom DeLay
In short, it is the position of the people of the United States, as expressed by their representatives in Congress, that Israel's fight is our fight. And so shall it be until the last terrorist on earth is in a cell or a cemetery.
7
Roma Downey
Extraordinarily, I was up in the cemetery in Derry City, and I had a red cape on with a fur hood as a little girl, when a gun battle broke out between the IRA and the British Army, and I got caught in the crossfire.
8
Charles Durning
I can't count how many of my friends are in the cemetery at Normandy, the heroes are still there, the real heroes.
9
Juan Manuel Fangio
A crazy man finishes in the cemetery.
10
Muhammad Iqbal
The wing of the Falcon brings to the king, the wing if the crow brings him to the cemetery.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CEMETERY»

Discover the use of cemetery in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cemetery and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cemetery Girl
Four years after Tom and Abby's 12-year-old daughter vanishes, she is found alive but strangely calm.
David Bell, 2011
2
The Prague Cemetery
The #1 international bestseller, from Umberto Eco, author of The Name of the Rose “Vintage Eco . . . the book is a triumph.” – New York Review of Books Nineteenth-century Europe—from Turin to Prague to Paris—abounds with the ...
Umberto Eco, 2011
3
The Shadow of the Wind
But when he sets out to find the author’s other works, he makes a shocking discovery: someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book Carax has written.
Carlos Ruiz Zafon, 2005
4
Last Landscapes: The Architecture of the Cemetery in the West
Tracing the history and design of burial places throughout Europe and the USA, Last Landscapes is an exploration of the cult and celebration of death, loss and memory.
Ken Worpole, 2003
5
Love Cemetery
By telling this one story of ultimate interracial and intergenerational cooperation, Galland provides a model of the kind of communal remembering and reconciliation that can begin to heal the deep racial scars of an entire nation.
China Galland, 2009
6
Cemetery John: The Undiscovered Mastermind Behind the ...
" From the ecstatic riots that followed the Spirit of St. Louis on either side of the Atlantic, to the tragic night that would shake America's sense of security, to the horror of the New Jersey morgue where Lindbergh insisted on verifying ...
Robert Zorn, 2012
7
Stories in Stone
In the fascinating new book Stories in Stone: The Complete Guide to Cemetery Symbolism by noted author Douglas Keister, the secrets of cemetery symbolism are finally revealed.
Douglas Keister, 2009
8
An East India Company Cemetery: Protestant Burials in Macao
The stories told by the inscriptions on the 160 gravestones there form Macao and Hong Kong's heritage.
Lindsay Ride, May Ride, Bernard Mellor, 1995
9
Ohio Cemetery Records
This volume comprises all the cemetery records originally published in the fifteen volumes of The "Old Northwest" Genealogical Quarterly between 1898 and 1912.
‎1984
10
Beautiful death: art of the cemetery
A collection of photographs from the burial grounds of Europe explores the beauty of cemeteries and the emotions the survivors of the dead placed into the making of the tombs, accompanied by a meditation on the death of his own parents by ...
David Robinson, Dean Ray Koontz, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CEMETERY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cemetery is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Civil War reenactors to stand guard at Hollywood Cemetery
In addition to the final resting places of United States presidents James Monroe and John Tyler, the cemetery is also where president of the ... «wtvr.com, Jul 15»
2
Ancaster Pet Cemetery Hits The Market For $325000
The Ancaster Pet Cemetery has served as the final resting place for many beloved animals for almost 50 years. And now, the owners want to ... «Huffington Post Canada, Jul 15»
3
Eagle Scout's project at Connellsville cemetery unearths family history
The cemetery, located on Baldwin Avenue in the hollow near the parking lot for the East Park tunnel, extends up the hill and adjoins the old St. «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
4
Cemetery schedules semi-annual cleanup
SAN ANGELO, Texas - Fairmount Cemetery expanded its cleaning services to semiannually with the next cleanup scheduled for July 15. «San Angelo Standard Times, Jul 15»
5
I went to the Coon Dog Cemetery last weekend and this is what I found
We've heard stories about the Coon Dog Cemetery and we're going to find it. According to the cemetery website, it's the only exclusively coon ... «AL.com, Jul 15»
6
Gaspo: Solemnity shattered at Durham cemetery, but who did it and …
Cemetery grounds deserve respect, period. Aspects of them can certainly be examined and always have been, but they deserve respect. «News & Observer, Jul 15»
7
Review: Creepoid's Cemetery High Rise Slum
Released June 23 on Collect Records, Cemetery High Rise Slum's hyped arrival has been met with widespread praise—personally, it hasn't ... «Connect Savannah.com, Jul 15»
8
Cemetery Tour Brings Local History To Life
On Saturday, July 11, from 6-8 p.m., the Woodstock History Center will host a cemetery tour featuring costumed interpreters who will portray ... «The Vermont Standard, Jul 15»
9
'Enough is enough': Veterans cemetery to get $250000 upgrade
Hunt, a state representative from Orting, recently took an interest in the Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery. The site, built in the 1890s, ... «KOMO News, Jul 15»
10
Historic Cottage Cemetery restoration fuels woman's ancestry …
Anne Sherman talks about some of the restoration work on headstones and graves at Cottage Cemetery, located off Marvin Griffin Road, ... «The Augusta Chronicle, Jul 15»

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