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29 Nov 2020
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What is the difference between graveyard and cemetery ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between graveyard and cemetery ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Graveyard = a burial ground, especially one next to a church
Cemetery = a large burial ground, especially one NOT next to a church
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"Graveyard" is a "cemetery" with a church next to it
You can use either one. They are interchangeable
"The zombies dug their way out of the graveyard"
"The zombies dug their way out of the cemetery"
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