English-Portuguese translations for ancient

• antigo
  É uma língua antiga, de um país europeu muito antigo. It is an ancient language from an ancient European country.
  Os antigos Romanos costumavam dizer, In vino veritas. In vino veritas, the ancient Romans used to say.
  Os antigos gregos mostraram-nos a via da tolerância.The ancient Greeks showed us the path of tolerance.

Definition of ancient

• Having last#Verb|lasted from a remote#Adjective|remote period; having been of long duration; of great#Adjective|great age#Noun|age, very old
• Existent or occurring in time#Noun|time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern
• Relating to antiquity as a primarily European#Adjective|European historical period; the time before the Middle Ages
• Former; sometime
• A person who is very old
• A person who lived in ancient times
• A senior; an elder; a predecessor
• A flag, banner, standard or ensign
• the bearer of a flag; ensign

Examples

• an ancient city an ancient forest
• an ancient author an ancient empire

Related words

• ancients
• anciently
• ancientness
• ancient history
• Ancient Greek
• Ancient Murrelet
• Ancient Antwren
• ancient antique
• ancient monument