- plural of antiquity.
antiquities
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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The money from selling the antiquities is yet another input enriching the RSF’s financial empire, which experts count as one of the world’s largest non-state economies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
"A whole system was built around this temple," which dates to between the first century BC and the second century AD, said Myriam Ziade, regional antiquities official with the culture ministry.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
In 1969, the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum opened here, a long, low modernist building in a woodland park, housing a stellar collection of antiquities, and Islamic, Asian and European paintings, sculpture and decorative arts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
"It's one of the first cases where we can see the whole discussion about restitution of antiquities that were illegally exported, until some were returned to Turkey," Alexandridis said.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 25, 2026
Paupardin ran to the person unfortunate enough to now be in charge—the curator of Egyptian antiquities, a man named Georges Bénédite.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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