kwatera

English translation: cemetery quarter (section/lot)

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Polish term or phrase:	kwatera
English translation:	cemetery quarter (section/lot)
Entered by:	Timoshka

18:55 Dec 1, 2016

Polish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - History

Polish term or phrase: kwatera

I'm not sure what this word means in the following context: "W 1990 r. nazwisko N.N. zostało po raz pierwszy umieszczone na centralnej liście żołnierzy Wojska Polskiego poległych w 1939 r. i pochowanych na cmentarzach, kwaterach i mogiłach wojennych w Polsce…" My preliminary translation would be something like: "In 1990, for the first time, the name of N.N. was placed on the central list of soldiers of the Polish Army who fell in 1939 and were buried in cemeteries, [ ? ] and war tombs in Poland..." I'm familiar with the word "kwatera" as meaning "quarters" or "accomodations," but can't find any alternate translation which would coincide with a possible place of burial! Any help would be appreciated.

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cemetery quarter (section/lot)

Explanation:
THIS IS A PRIVATE CEMETERY BEGUN BY FOUR FAMILIES IN 1968. IT IS DIVIDED INTO QUARTERS. IT IS IN CHARGE OF THE TOWN OF NEW VINEYARD,MAINE…MAINTAINED BY THE "FRIENDS OF THE NEW VINEYARD CEMETERIES."

RECORDER: 2001 BY ELAINE ADAMS WELLS

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mefrankl/peaadamscem.htm

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THE CEMETERY

The center of the cemetery is divided into four quarters where the patients were buried. The first and oldest quarter (the patients mentioned above) is southwest, then counting clockwise. The fourth quarter was never used. - https://goo.gl/2AIxwE

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Cemetery is divided into quarters. Jews have 21 quarters at the cemetery from total of 268 quarters (as of end of 2013). Some Jewish graves are located in “mixed” quarters. Total number of Jewish graves is about 11 thousand. - http://www.jewishgen.org/Bessarabia/files/cemetery/Kishinev/...

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Note added at 6 hrs (2016-12-02 01:22:03 GMT)
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The only one still existing burial place of Jews in Włocławek is a separated quarter at a public cemetery in Chopin alley. - http://kirkuty.xip.pl/wloclawekang.html

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World War I military quarter at parish cemetery in Miechów

One of the least known objects on the trail of the First World War is placed just a few hundred meters from Miechów market. The quarter is located in the southern part of the parish cemetery, under the wall, at the end of a long, tree-lined avenue. - http://historypath.pl/en/the-great-war/174-world-war-i-milit...

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Szczecin, Central Cemetery - russian soldiers quarter - https://goo.gl/zKY1tr

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burial plot

Marceli Ragan

cemetery quarter (section/lot)

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burial plot

Explanation:
I assume that this "kwatera" should mean "kwatera grobowa", official name for a place on the cemetery.

Example sentence(s):

http://encyklopedia.pwn.pl/haslo/kwatera-grobowa;3929637.html
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/burial-plot

Marceli Ragan
Poland
Local time: 04:27
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Polish

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Asker: I'm still confused by the meaning of this sentence. The author is undoubtedly trying to differentiate the various places Polish soldiers may have been buried. It would be redundant to say "...in cemeteries, burial plots (i.e. parts of cemeteries) and war graves..." Is it possible that the writer meant "cemeteries, outlying burial lots (i.e. outside of cemeteries with only a few graves), and war graves (i.e. individual burials in remote areas)?

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cemetery quarter (section/lot)

geopiet
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