catacomb

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈkatəˌkəʊm/ (less commonly) IPA: /ˈkatəkuːm/
• (America) IPA: /ˈkætakoʊm/, /ˈkætəkuːm/

Noun

catacomb (plural catacombs)

1. (often plural) An underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves, used (in former times) as a cemetery; a tunnel system used for burying the dead, as in Paris or Ancient Rome.

Translations

• French: catacombe
• German: Katakombe
• Italian: catacomba
• Portuguese: catacumba
• Russian: катако́мба
• Spanish: catacumba

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