Definition

Noun: - Cemetery; burial ground; graveyard: A designated area of land where the dead are buried. It is a formal and permanent place for interment.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Nghĩa địa này rất cổ kính và yên tĩnh. (This cemetery is very ancient and peaceful.)
  • Họ đến thăm mộ tổ tiên ở nghĩa địa vào ngày lễ. (They visit their ancestors' graves at the burial ground on the holiday.)
  • Thành phố đang quy hoạch một nghĩa địa mới. (The city is planning a new graveyard.)

Advanced Usage

• "nghĩa địa quân đội": military cemetery.

  • Nghĩa địa quân đội là nơi yên nghỉ của các chiến sĩ. (A military cemetery is the resting place for soldiers.)

• "nghĩa địa tàu thuyền": ship graveyard; a place where old ships are abandoned or dismantled.

  • Vịnh đó từ lâu đã trở thành một nghĩa địa tàu thuyền. (That bay has long become a ship graveyard.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nghĩa trang (n): This is a more common and modern synonym for "cemetery" or "graveyard." It often implies a more organized, park-like setting.

  • Nghĩa trang liệt sĩ (n): martyrs' cemetery.

• Mộ địa (n): An older or more literary term for a burial ground.

• Bãi tha ma (n): A more colloquial or rustic term for a burial ground, sometimes implying an older, less maintained area.

Synonyms

• Cemetery: A large, public burial ground, often with landscaped grounds.
• Graveyard: A burial ground, often adjacent to a church.
• Burial ground: A general term for any area used for burying the dead.
• Necropolis: A large, ancient, or historic cemetery (formal).

Related Idioms

• Im lặng như nghĩa địa: As silent as a graveyard; used to describe an extremely quiet place or situation.
  • Căn phòng im lặng như nghĩa địa sau khi thông báo được đưa ra. (The room was as silent as a graveyard after the announcement was made.)

noun

1. cemetory; burial ground; grave yard