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noun
A cemetery shared by more than one church congregation or municipality, usually to lighten the financial burden (cost per congregation or municipality) and usually nondenominational/nonsectarian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An instance of such a cemetery, as for example Union Cemetery in Redwood City, California or Union Cemetery in Easton, Connecticut.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: When capitalized as "Union Cemetery"
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noun
A cemetery principally for the interment of Union soldiers in the American Civil War.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Qualifier: when capitalized as "Union cemetery"
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History
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