MSN home
Mail
My MSN
encarta
greeting cards
encarta
®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
nectary
nectoneme
NED
NEDC
Neddy
neddy
née
need
need-to-know
needed
needful
Needham
needle
needle exchange
needle grass
needle-leaf tree
needle match
Also available:
World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français
necropolis
ne·crop·o·lis
[
ne króppəliss
]
(
plural
ne·crop·o·lis·es
or
ne·crop·o·leis
[
ne króppə làyss
]
)
noun
Definition:
cemetery:
a cemetery, especially a large, elaborate, or ancient one
[
Early 19th century. < Greek<
nekros
"corpse" +
polis
"city"
]
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
MSN Privacy
Legal
Advertise
Feedback
Help
© 2009 Microsoft