ancient
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The meaning (definition) of the word ancient
very, very old, from way back before your grandparents were born
The word ancient used in a sentence
“The ancient castle was built by kings long long ago.”
Words that mean the same as ancient (synonyms)
old
Words that mean the opposite of ancient (antonyms)
new
How the word ancient is said around the world
| French | ancien (ahnsyen) |
| Spanish | antiguo (ahnteeghwoh) |
| Mandarin | 古老的 (gǔ lǎo de) |
| Hindi | प्राचीन (prahkyeen) |
| Arabic | عتيق (ahteek) |
| Russian | древний (drevnii) |
| Portuguese (EU) | ancestral (uhnngsishtrahl) |
| Portuguese (BR) | ancestral (uhnngsaystrow) |
| Japanese | 古代 (kodai) |
| German | uralt (oorahlt) |
| Urdu | قدیم (kuhdeem) |
| Punjabi | ਪ੍ਰਾਚੀਨ (prahkyeen) |
| Korean | 고대의 (godaeyi) |
| Hebrew | עַתִיק (ahteeyk) |
| Greek | αρχαίος (arkhaios) |
| Dutch | oud (uuut) |
| Tagalog | sinaunang (seenownahng) |
| Vietnamese | cổ đại (koh dahy) |
| Turkish | antik (ahntik) |
| Persian | باستانی (bahstahnee) |
| Polish | starożytny (stahrawzhitni) |
| Ukrainian | стародавній (starodavniy) |
| Bengali | প্রাচীন (prahcheen) |
| Swedish | gammal (gahmahl) |
| Italian | antico (ahnteekoh) |
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