Definition
A large ancient cemetery or city of the dead, typically featuring elaborate tombs, monuments, and burial chambers arranged like streets in a city.
Etymology
From Greek 'nekropolis,' literally meaning 'city of the dead,' combining 'nekros' (dead) and 'polis' (city). The term emphasized how these burial grounds were organized like settlements for the deceased.
Kelly Says
Ancient necropolises were literally cities for the dead - complete with streets, neighborhoods, and social hierarchies reflected in tomb sizes! The famous necropolis at Giza isn't just three pyramids, but an entire urban landscape designed to house pharaohs and nobles in the afterlife.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ነክሮፖሊስ
ne-kro-po-lis
ARالعربية
مقابر
ma-qa-bir
BNবাংলা
মৃত্যুস্থান
mrityu-sthan
CACatalà
necròpolis
ne-kro-po-lis
CSČeština
nekropole
ne-kro-po-le
DADansk
nekropolis
ne-kro-po-lis
DEDeutsch
Nekropole
ne-kro-po-le
ELΕλληνικά
νεκροπόλις
ne-kro-polis
ESEspañol
necrópolis
ne-kro-po-lis
FAفارسی
قبرستان
qabr-stan
FISuomi
hautausmaa
hau-ta-us-maa
FRFrançais
nécropole
ne-kro-pol
GUGU
શેતાનગૃહ
she-tan-gruh
HAHA
gidan mutuwa
gi-dan mu-tu-wa
HEעברית
בית הקברות
beit ha-keverot
HUMagyar
nekrópolisz
ne-kro-po-li-sz
IDBahasa Indonesia
necropolis
ne-kro-po-lis
ITItaliano
necropoli
ne-kro-po-li
KMKM
វាលពិសាច
vea-l pi-sa-ach
MSBahasa Melayu
necropolis
ne-kro-po-lis
NLNederlands
nekropolis
ne-kro-po-lis
NONorsk
nekropolis
ne-kro-po-lis
PLPolski
nekropolia
ne-kro-po-lia
PTPortuguês
necrópole
ne-kro-po-le
RORomână
necropole
ne-kro-po-le
RUРусский
некрополь
ne-kro-pol
SVSvenska
nekropolis
ne-kro-po-lis
SWKiswahili
makaburi
ma-ka-bu-ri
TAதமிழ்
கல்லறை
kal-la-rai
TEతెలుగు
శ్మశానం
shmashanam
TLTL
necropolis
ne-kro-po-lis
TRTürkçe
mezarlık
me-zar-lik
UKУкраїнська
некрополь
ne-kro-pol
VITiếng Việt
necropol
ne-kro-pol
YOYO
ọ̀rọ̀ ọnwụ
o-ro on-wu