Get to know Necropolis better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like cemetery or graveyard.
Necropolis in a sentence
Necropolis meaning
- A cemetery; especially a large one in or near a city.
- An ancient site used for burying the dead, particularly if consisting of elaborate grave monuments.
- A city or settlement where most people are dead and/or dying.
Synonyms of Necropolis
Using Necropolis
- The main meaning on this page is: A cemetery; especially a large one in or near a city. | An ancient site used for burying the dead, particularly if consisting of elaborate grave monuments. | A city or settlement where most people are dead and/or dying.
- Useful related words include: cemetery, graveyard, burial site, burial ground.
- In the example corpus, necropolis often appears in combinations such as: the necropolis, necropolis of, necropolis on.
Context around Necropolis
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 9 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Necropolis
- In this selection, "necropolis" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, roman, abusir, asasif, south, housing and trailing stand out and add context to how "necropolis" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a christian necropolis at mihălășeni and a huge necropolis or burial. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "necropolis" sits close to words such as aapi, aarey and aberdare, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with necropolis
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The archeologists found 11 sealed burials in the South Asasif necropolis. (11 words)
These have been found in the excavation of the necropolis at Saqqara outside Cairo. (14 words)
Egyptian authorities unveiled the artefacts at an exhibition near the Saqqara necropolis on Saturday. (14 words)
The sarcophagus lid was looted from the Abusir necropolis south of Cairo then transported to the US in 2008, eventually making its way to the Houston Museum of Natural Science in 2013, according to state media. (36 words)
History main Early history Necropolis of Tuvixeddu Karalitan ship owners and traders, mosaic in Ostia Antica Is Centu Scalas ("a hundred steps"), the Roman amphitheatre of Cagliari Cagliari has been inhabited since ancient times. (34 words)
About 165 they erected monuments to their martyred apostles, to Peter in a necropolis on the Vatican Hill, to Paul on the road to Ostia, at the traditional sites of their burial. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
The discovery marks the first complete Roman necropolis, or cemetery, fully unearthed in Gaza, Otol said.
The sarcophagus lid was looted from the Abusir necropolis south of Cairo then transported to the US in 2008, eventually making its way to the Houston Museum of Natural Science in 2013, according to state media.
Nearby lies a necropolis housing the tombs of prominent Kazakh khans, including Abylai Khan, Yessim Khan, and Abulkhair Khan.
Rather than going at it in Rook’s quarters, Emmrich takes our hero to the Necropolis to run some magical tests.
The archeologists found 11 sealed burials in the South Asasif necropolis.
The researchers discovered the chamber in the necropolis of ancient Asyut, where they’re working to shed light on the city’s early cultural importance.
These have been found in the excavation of the necropolis at Saqqara outside Cairo.
A military choir sang “The Song of the Africans,” while some veterans joined in. Fighter jets flew over the necropolis, trailing blue, white and red smoke to represent the French flag.
An Etruscan necropolis in Casabianda dating from the 6th to 3rd centuries BC was discovered, which boasted hundreds of burials with grave goods of jewelery, weapons, bronze, and ceramics.
Egyptian authorities unveiled the artefacts at an exhibition near the Saqqara necropolis on Saturday.
About 165 they erected monuments to their martyred apostles, to Peter in a necropolis on the Vatican Hill, to Paul on the road to Ostia, at the traditional sites of their burial.
Archaeological works revealed the remains of a Christian necropolis at Mihălășeni, Botoșani county, from the Vth century.
A small and a great (Large) basilica, the bishop's residence, and a funeral basilica near the necropolis are some of the remains of this period.
During this age (between 1500 BC and 800 BC) the first necropolis (on the sites of the present-day Piazza Duomo and Piazzale della Macina) were constructed.
Given its distance from the city centre it is not clear whether it was the necropolis of the city or of a suburban area.
History main Early history Necropolis of Tuvixeddu Karalitan ship owners and traders, mosaic in Ostia Antica Is Centu Scalas ("a hundred steps"), the Roman amphitheatre of Cagliari Cagliari has been inhabited since ancient times.
In the 5th century BC Carthage took control of Sardinia, and Cagliari grew substantially under their domination, as testified by the large Tuvixeddu necropolis and other remains.
Lipari's history is rich in incidents as witnessed by the recent retrievals of several necropolis and other archaeological sites.
On the 100th anniversary of Zhukov's birth, a panikhida Orthodox memorial service was conducted at his grave, the first such service in the history of the Kremlin Wall Necropolis.
The city had a huge necropolis or burial ground, religious area, market places, council house, towers, and a theater, and was divided into four equally sized residential areas with the same layout.
Common combinations with necropolis
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the necropolis 6×
- necropolis of 5×
- necropolis on 3×
- necropolis or 2×
- necropolis at 2×
- necropolis and 2×