- the grounds surrounding a church, usually used as a graveyard
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
church•yard /ˈtʃɜrtʃˌyɑrd/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- the ground near a church, used as a graveyard.
church•yard
(chûrch′yärd′),USA pronunciation n.
- the yard or ground adjoining a church, often used as a graveyard.
- 1125–75; Middle English chirche yeard; see church, yard2
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churchyard /ˈtʃɜːtʃˌjɑːd/ n
'churchyard' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
God's acre
- graveyard
- Gray
- lych gate
- breathe
- cemetery
- Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
- lay
- lich gate
- Stoke Poges