Definition of "necropolis" []

• A cemetery, especially a large and elaborate one belonging to an ancient city. (noun)

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• "Egyptian authorities say archeologists have found an ancient tomb that suggests another necropolis is yet to be discovered near the Great Pyramids of Giza."
• "One female mummy was found wearing a gilded mask, a rare treasure at the site known as the necropolis of Deir el-Banat."
• "Among those buried in the necropolis was a set designer for Pompey's Theater, notorious for being near the spot where Julius Caesar was stabbed to death."