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many of the soldiers who died in the battle are buried in a cemetery nearby
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The audit also noted a Jewish cemetery in Waterbury that was vandalized with more than 12 gravestones desecrated.
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Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2025
Concord, South Dakota, has a paint store, a cemetery and four waterfowl protection areas.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
What Lejla thought was a place of cherished memories between father and daughter was, in fact, a silent cemetery.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
In another episode, cast member Kathryn Dennis shows off her family plantation, which includes a slave cemetery.
—Taylor Crumpton, Essence, 11 Apr. 2025
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Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2025
Concord, South Dakota, has a paint store, a cemetery and four waterfowl protection areas.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
What Lejla thought was a place of cherished memories between father and daughter was, in fact, a silent cemetery.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
In another episode, cast member Kathryn Dennis shows off her family plantation, which includes a slave cemetery.
—Taylor Crumpton, Essence, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Cemetery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cemetery. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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cemetery
noun
cem·e·tery
ˈsem-ə-ˌter-ē 
plural cemeteries
: a place where dead people are buried : graveyard
Etymology
Middle English cimitery "cemetery," from early French cimiterie (same meaning), from Latin coemeterium "cemetery," from Greek koimētērion "sleeping chamber, burial place," from koiman "to put to sleep"
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