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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek νεκρόπολις (nekrópolis, “city of the dead”), from νεκρός (nekrós, “dead”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɛ.krɔˈpɔ.lja/
- Rhymes: -ɔlja
- Syllabification: ne‧kro‧po‧lia
Noun
nekropolia f
- (architecture) necropolis
- Synonyms: nekropola, cmentarz
Declension
Further reading
- nekropolia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- nekropolia in Polish dictionaries at PWN