English-Spanish translations for ancient

• antiguo
  In vino veritas, decían los antiguos romanos. In vino veritas, the ancient Romans used to say.
  Los antiguos griegos nos enseñaron el camino de la tolerancia. The ancient Greeks showed us the path of tolerance.
  Se trata de antiguos agravios, de prejuicios y de poder. We are concerned here with power, prejudices and ancient wrongs.

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