burial ground

American  

noun

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

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burial ground British  

noun

1. a graveyard or cemetery

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Etymology

Origin of burial ground

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

Compounding this painful apathy is the fact that state officials were made aware of the burial ground by at least the 1970s.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

While we were researching this history, a former staff member at Cheltenham who had worked at the facility for more than 40 years told us about a burial ground on the property.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

"The analyses provide insight into social organisation in the Stone Age," says Paul Wallin, Professor of Archaeology and an expert on the Ajvide burial ground.

From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026

The storied 478-acre Brooklyn burial ground, like many across the U.S., is running out of room for new occupants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

This house is on Filmore Ave. and the corner of a lane leading to where many soldiers were buried and later taken up and carried to their burial ground in Winchester.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

Related Words

• cemetery
• graveyard