national cemetery

noun

1. a cemetery, maintained by the U.S. government, for persons who have served honorably in the armed forces.

Word History and Origins

Origin of national cemetery¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

Fifty years ago on May 29, 1964, Jackie Kennedy, accompanied by her two children, returned to Arlington National Cemetery.

From The Daily Beast

The memorial, the only one of its kind in the country, sits at the entrance of Arlington National Cemetery.

From The Daily Beast

This eulogy was given at Arlington National Cemetery two weeks later.

From The Daily Beast

Gates ends his book by noting he will be buried in Section 60 in Arlington National Cemetery.

From The Daily Beast

The funeral will be in December at Arlington National Cemetery.

From The Daily Beast

Here in 1862 were some fields and a house or two; now there are a national cemetery and other improvements.

From Project Gutenberg

The battered remnant of the marble monument has been removed to the National Cemetery.

From Project Gutenberg

Later, however, both were taken up and buried in the National Cemetery at Newbern.

From Project Gutenberg

In 1866 she secured the erection of a monument to the fallen soldiers in the National Cemetery, at Hampton.

From Project Gutenberg

East of the city is a large national cemetery containing more than 13,000 graves of Federal soldiers.

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