catacomb

Etymology
From, from , , from , name of the underground cemetery of St. Sebastian in Rome, of unclear origin. Perhaps a dissimilation (influenced by ) of (from  and ). Some sources suggest as an alternative etymon, but the semantic link is unclear.

Noun

 * 1)  An underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves, used (in former times) as a cemetery; a tunnel system used for burying the dead, as in Paris or Ancient Rome.

Translations

 * Basque: katakonba
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 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 地下墓穴, 千人塚
 * Czech:
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 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: katakombo
 * Estonian: katakomb
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 * Hungarian:
 * Indonesian: katakombe,
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: カタコンベ
 * Norwegian: katakombe
 * Polish:, ,
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 * Roman:
 * Spanish: catacumba
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: katakumbas