burial ground

noun

: an area of land where dead people have been buried
an ancient burial ground

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Cemetery association formed Still going strong in 1953 in her 60s, Benton organized the New Trinity Cemetery Association to maintain Fort Worth’s second burial ground for Black people. Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2025 One of the graves at the burial ground, appears to contain evidence of such a practice. Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024 Archaeologists described the burial ground as a rare find for the Alpine area and well-preserved due to its location in a historically flood-prone area. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025 Ellsworth Cemetery was founded by a small cadre of Black Civil War Veterans in 1876 to provide a burial ground for the African American community in and around Westminster. Diane Boettcher, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for burial ground

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“Burial ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burial%20ground. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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