war cemetery

noun

A cemetery reserved for the graves of (usually military) victims of warfare, including civil war.

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war grave
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Meanings

nounwar cemetery (plural war cemeteries)

plural war cemeteries

  1. A cemetery reserved for the graves of (usually military) victims of warfare, including civil war.

    Synonyms: war grave

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA cemetery reserved for the graves of (usually military) victims of warfare, including civil war.

Similar
war grave
Also see
war grave

Translations

Dutch oorlogskerkhof
  • oorlogskerkhofcemetery reserved for the graves of victims of warfare
Finnish sankarihautausmaa
  • sankarihautausmaacemetery reserved for the graves of victims of warfare
French cimetière militaire, cimetière de guerre
  • cimetière militairecemetery reserved for the graves of victims of warfare
  • cimetière de guerrecemetery reserved for the graves of victims of warfare
German Soldatenfriedhof, Gefallenenfriedhof
  • Soldatenfriedhofcemetery reserved for the graves of victims of warfare
  • Gefallenenfriedhofcemetery reserved for the graves of victims of warfare
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APA

war cemetery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war%20cemetery

MLA

“war cemetery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war%20cemetery. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “war cemetery,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war%20cemetery.

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