ancient history
древняя история
I'm taking ancient history alongside my language classes.
Я изучаю древнюю историю параллельно с языковыми курсами.
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ancient
ancient
Meaning of ancient
English
very old
Русский
очень старый, существующий с давних времён
Pronunciation
British English
/ˈeɪnʃənt/
American English
/ˈeɪnʃənt/
ancient with Russian translation
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Древний мир
The ancient worldancient civilizations
древние цивилизации
We compared pottery from several ancient civilizations.
Мы сравнили керамику нескольких древних цивилизаций.
- in ancient timesв древности
Древние памятники
Ancient remainsancient ruins
древние руины
We hiked past ancient ruins before reaching the coast.
Мы прошли мимо древних руин, прежде чем добрались до побережья.
an ancient city
древний город
We spent a day exploring an ancient city carved into the cliffs.
Мы целый день осматривали древний город, высеченный в скалах.
- an ancient traditionдревняя традиция
ancient usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
An ancient temple stands on the hilltop.
Древний храм стоит на вершине холма.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
Visitors admire the ancient stone bridge every summer.
Посетители каждое лето любуются древним каменным мостом.
ancient synonyms
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What's the difference between ancient, old, age-old, historic, and time-honored
ENThe old church still stands in the village.
A
🇬🇧English
age-old
about traditions or problems existing for centuries
B2rare word
ENThat's an age-old question with no easy answer.
Advanced: broader words
ENTheir journey became a historic event in the country's independence movement.
T
🇬🇧English
time-honored
respected because of long tradition
B2rare word
ENThey follow time-honored techniques in making the cheese.
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What does ancient mean?
very old
How do you pronounce ancient?
ancient is pronounced [ˈeɪnʃənt].
How is ancient used in a sentence?
Древний храм стоит на вершине холма. Translation: An ancient temple stands on the hilltop.
Is ancient part of Sightseeing and Landmarks vocabulary?
Yes, ancient can be learned in the Sightseeing and Landmarks topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
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