Usage Note
Cementerio is the standard word for a cemetery or graveyard. Camposanto is an older, more poetic synonym. The word is a Greek-origin borrowing via Latin (koimeterion, sleeping place). In Spain and Latin America, the Día de los Muertos / Todos los Santos traditions centre on visiting the cementerio to honour the deceased.
Examples
"Visitamos el cementerio el Día de Todos los Santos."
Natural Translation
We visited the cemetery on All Saints' Day.
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