burial ground

noun

1. a tract of land for burial of the dead; a cemetery, often a small or primitive one.

burial ground

noun

1. a graveyard or cemetery

Word History and Origins

Origin of burial ground¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

This followed the discovery of a mass burial ground in Royton, Oldham, that is believed to hold 145 stillborn babies, 128 babies and young children and 29 adults.

From BBC

By calling his latest novel “Indian Burial Ground,” Nick Medina, a member of the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana, nods to the theme but signals the intent to make it his own as he revisits the fictional Takoda reservation he introduced in his 2023 debut, “Sisters of the Lost Nation.”

From Seattle Times

Both novels adeptly knit together Native mythology and the supernatural to address bigger issues: in “Sisters,” the fate of missing and murdered Indigenous women; in “Indian Burial Ground,” addiction and suicide.

From Seattle Times

Events circle, tensions build, as do doubts about where “Indian Burial Ground” is headed.

From Seattle Times

It does take a while to get there, though, and perhaps the best approach to reading “Indian Burial Ground” is hinted at in the creation myth Louie tells Noemi about the tamahka, or alligators, who block the sacred hole where the Takoda people were born.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• cemetery
• graveyard