English Explanatory Dictionary

kirkyard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A churchyard, especially one in Scotland.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɪɹkjaɹd/ /ˈkəːkjɑːd/

Word forms

kirkyard kirkyards

Etymology

From kirk + yard. Cognate with Danish kirkegård, Faroese kirkjugarður, Icelandic kirkjugarður, Norwegian Bokmål kirkegård, Norwegian Nynorsk kyrkjegård, and Swedish kyrkogård.

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