n.
Pronunciation: n ə - ' krä-p ə -l ə s, ne-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -lis · es or -les \ - ˌ l ē z \ or -leis \ - ˌ l ā s \ or -li \ - ˌ l ī , - ˌ l ē \
Etymology: Late Latin, city of the dead, from Greek nekropolis, from nekr- + -polis -polis
Date: 1819
: CEMETERY especially : a large elaborate cemetery of an ancient city