resting place
noun [C usually singular] /ˈrest.ɪŋ.pleɪs/ formalDefinition
› a place where someone is buried: His last/final resting place was in the village where he was born.Places where bodies are buried or cremated
(Definition of resting place noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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