kirkyard

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Pronunciation

• (Scotland) IPA: /ˈkɪɹkjaɹd/
• (British) IPA: /ˈkəːkjɑːd/

Noun

kirkyard (plural kirkyards)

1. (chiefly Scotland) A churchyard, especially one in Scotland.
   • 2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin 2012, p. 60:

     It stands in the kirkyard only six miles from the battle site […]

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:cemetery.

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