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there is some difference between 霊園 and 墓地?

#1
there is some difference between 霊園 and 墓地 or both means only cemetery? Thank you!
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#2
墓場→ normal word for graveyard

墓地→ area where graves are gathered

霊園→ a very large area like a park where graves have been placed. This is probably somewhat like Western graveyards but, even so, most people would use the word 墓場 when talking about a graveyard (whether Western or Japanese).
Edited: 2014-12-16, 6:17 pm
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