nə̇ˈkräpələ̇s, neˈ- noun
( plural necropolis·es -lə̇sə̇z ; or necropo·les -ˌlēz ; also necropo·leis -ˌlīs ; or necropo·li -ˌlī)
Etymology: Late Latin, city of the dead, from Greek nekropolis, from nekr- necr- + -polis
1.
a. : cemetery ; especially : a large elaborate cemetery of an ancient city
b. : an ancient or prehistoric burying place
2. : a place (as an abandoned city or town) devoid of life and inhabited by or as if by only the dead