Churchyard vs. Graveyard — What's the Difference?

In Christian countries a churchyard is a patch of land adjoining or surrounding a church, which is usually owned by the relevant church or local parish itself. In the Scots language and in both Scottish English and Ulster-Scots, this can also be known as a kirkyard.

A burial ground; a cemetery.

A yard adjacent to a church, especially a cemetery.

A place where worn-out or obsolete objects are kept

The ground on which a church stands.

A tract of land in which the dead are buried.

A patch of land adjoining a church, often used as a graveyard.

A final storage place for collections of things that are no longer useful or useable.

The ground adjoining a church, in which the dead are buried; a cemetery.

(collectible card games) The discard pile, in some trading card games.

The yard associated with a church

(sports) A team where players are sent when they are not useful, or a team where players become useless if sent there.

Syn of suicide

A yard or inclosure for the interment of the dead; a cemetery.

A tract of land used for burials