ancient

belonging to a time very long ago, often thousands of years back
Ancient describes things from the distant past, like ancient temples or ancient history. People also use it jokingly for anything very old.
ancient meaning in Hindi
बहुत पुराने समय का, अक्सर हज़ारों साल पहले का; प्राचीन
Ancient का प्रयोग बहुत पुराने समय की चीज़ों के लिए होता है, जैसे प्राचीन मंदिर या प्राचीन इतिहास। लोग मज़ाक में किसी भी बहुत पुरानी चीज़ को भी ancient कहते हैं।
Examples
- Grandpa's radio is so ancient that it catches only one station.दादाजी का रेडियो इतना पुराना है कि उसमें केवल एक ही स्टेशन आता है।
- Archaeologists found ancient coins near the banks of the river.पुरातत्वविदों को नदी के किनारे प्राचीन सिक्के मिले।
Synonyms & antonyms
Memory trick
ANCIENT sounds a bit like ANCESTORS: from the days of great-great-great-grandparents and before.
💡 Did you know?
The Indus Valley Civilisation, one of the world's earliest, built planned cities such as Harappa and Mohenjo-daro.
Word origin
From Old French ancien, based on Latin ante, 'before'. Ancient things belong to times long before ours.
Other meanings
adjective Belonging to the very distant past; extremely old.
ancient meaning in other languages
| Hindi · हिन्दी | बहुत पुराने समय का, अक्सर हज़ारों साल पहले का; प्राचीन |
| Arabic · العربية | يعود إلى زمن بعيد جدًّا، غالبًا قبل آلاف السنين؛ قديم، عتيق |
| French · Français | qui date d'une époque très lointaine, souvent de milliers d'années ; antique, ancien |
| Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesia | berasal dari masa yang sangat lampau, sering ribuan tahun lalu; kuno |
| Chinese · 中文 | 属于很久以前的,常指几千年前的;古代的,古老的 |
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