B2nounsocietyhistory
US/ˈsem.ə.ter.i/
UK/ˈsem.ə.tri/
a large piece of land where dead people are buried
In context
Every year before Tet, our family visits the cemetery to clean our grandparents' graves.
The Truong Son national cemetery is the resting place of thousands of soldiers.
The old cemetery is quiet and full of tall trees.
Words that go with cemetery
verb + preposition
- buried in a cemeteryHe was buried in a cemetery near his village.
adjective + noun
- military cemeteryFlowers were placed at the military cemetery.
- local cemeteryThe local cemetery is almost full.
- national cemeteryLeaders laid wreaths at the national cemetery.
verb + noun
- visit the cemeteryWe visit the cemetery on the anniversary of his death.