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The ground adjoining a church, in which the dead are buried; a cemetery.

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  1. n. The ground adjoining a church, in which the dead are buried; a cemetery.
  2. n. the yard associated with a church
  3. The ground adjoining a church, in which the dead are buried; a cemetery. Like graves in the holy churchyard. Shak. Syn. -- Burial place; burying ground; graveyard; necropolis; cemetery; God's acre.
  4. The ground adjoining a church, in which the dead are buried; acemetery.Like graves in the holy churchyard. Shak.
  5. n:100 n. the yard associated with a church