rural cemetery

collocation in English

meaningsofruralandcemetery

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rural
adjective
uk
/ˈrʊə.rəl/us
/ˈrʊr.əl/
in, of, or like ...
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cemetery
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsem.ə.tri/us
/ˈsem.ə.ter.i/
an area of ground in which dead bodies ...
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(Definition ofruralandcemeteryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He proposed that an eight-acre (8 acre) tract near the northwest corner of the village be acquired for aruralcemetery.
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It is a fine example of the mid-19th centuryruralcemeterymovement, with winding lanes and paths.
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The structure is deemed to be a rare example of vernacularruralcemeteryarchitecture of the 19th century.
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Unlike later cemeteries of theruralcemeterymovement, this cemetery was never formally organized, with lanes and formalized rows of graves.
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It was established in 1871 as aruralcemetery, expanding on an early burial ground.
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It is aruralcemeteryestablished in the 1840s on a glacial drumlin.
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It also helped spark theruralcemeterymovement and to link that movement to the development of the republic.
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It seems from what was built that the designer or cemetery trustees had a well-formed understanding of theruralcemeteryconcept to apply it effectively.
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The cemetery was established in 1841 to provide the city a burying ground in the then-fashionableruralcemeterystyle.
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The landscape was manipulated to create a system of perimeter roads and plantings, characteristics that show an advanced understanding of theruralcemeteryaesthetic by its unknown designer(s).
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Its use of one of the few significant rises in an otherwise flat area, the landscaping and roads and the plantings make it an exemplary vernacularruralcemetery.
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Churchyards dating to colonial times had begun to fill up, and with the village rapidly growing aruralcemeterywould have set aside too much land.
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As aruralcemetery, at the time of its opening, it was as much a park as a burial ground, a popular place to visit for strolls and picnics.
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Pennington designed the plan for the interments on six levels of the steep terrain as a 19th-century picturesqueruralcemetery.
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Rural cemeteries are burial grounds typically located on the fringe of a city that offer a natural setting for interment of the dead.
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Story emphasized the ways that rural cemeteries contributed to an ordered and well-regulated republic of law.
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By the 1860s rural cemeteries could be found on the outskirts of cities and smaller towns across the country.
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As a place to stroll and meditate in a tranquil setting, rural cemeteries were precursors to public parks.
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