A necropolis (noun) is a fancy (possibily euphemistic) word for a cemetery, particularly a large cemetery in an ancient city. I rather tend to compare the structure of this word to "metropolis" and "cosmopolis"... and "city of the dead" comes to mind. Creepy because, if you think about it, that is exactly what a cemetery is: a community of dead people. It makes me want to read The Graveyard Book again. Never has there been a more charming necropolis than in Neil Gaiman's book.
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