Words / B1

SEM-uh-tree/ˈsemətri/

A cemetery is land where dead people are buried. A graveyard is often attached to a church; a crematorium is for cremation. Gates: the cemetery closes at dusk; it is not a shortcut after dark.

Meaning

An area of land where dead people are buried.

Examples

• “The cemetery gates close at dusk; it is not a shortcut after dark.”
• “A cemetery chapel is not a parish church for a school carol service by default.”

Good to know

a cemetery. Close: a graveyard (often by a church). Contrast: a crematorium. Local maps / history. Countable sites. Stress: /ˈsemətri/.

Near in meaning

graveyard, burial ground

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