graveyard

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Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: /ˈɡɹeɪvˌjɑɹd/

Noun

graveyard (plural graveyards)

1. A tract of land in which the dead are buried.
2. (figuratively, by extension) A final storage place for collections of things that are no longer useful or useable.
   1. (card games) The discard pile, in some trading card games.
   2. (sports) A team where players are sent when they are not useful, or a team where players become useless if sent there.

Synonyms

• (land used for burial) see also Thesaurus:cemetery.

Translations

• French: cimetière
• German: Friedhof, Kirchhof, Begräbnisplatz, Gottesacker, Leichenhof
• Italian: cimitero, camposanto, sepolcreto
• Portuguese: cemitério
• Russian: кла́дбище
• Spanish: cementerio, campo santo, camposanto, panteón (Andes)

Translations

• Russian: кла́дбище
• Spanish: cementerio

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