Odessa, Ukraine, is home to one of the largest catacombs in the entire world. With over 1,500 miles of subterranean tunnels, Odessa's catacombs even beat out the well-known catacombs found beneath Rome and Parispic.twitter.com/BXs26hC8NW
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catacombs are underground cemeteries and i don't see a single pile of bones in these pics chief
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oh so it’s just a network of underground tunnels not actual catacombs...
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"Catacombs" aren't always cemeteries. That's the most popular use, but it also just mean a series of twisty, cramped tunnels. I've seen the word used both ways, and just checked a dictionary!
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which one
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http://dictionary.com , the most venerable of all dictionaries, hahah. More seriously, it's just common use. I read a lot of fantasy, and I've seen it a bunch of times. :)
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Yeah! That's also what I found, but as mentioned before, in origin catacombs should be underground cemeteries! Anyways, it's good to know that they are not always what we think!
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