No. 9,351 in Swedish
forntidsby
"Forntidsby" means "ancient village" or "prehistoric settlement" in English.
In a sentence
Vi besökte en forntidsby i helgen, där vi lärde oss om vikingatiden.
We visited an ancient village this weekend, where we learned about the Viking Age.
In this sentence, "forntidsby" refers to a reconstructed or conceptual representation of an ancient village, often used in historical education or tourism.
Forskare har upptäckt spår av en forntidsby nära floden.
Researchers have discovered traces of an ancient village near the river.
Here, "forntidsby" is used to describe archaeological remains that indicate the existence of a village in ancient times.
Under festivalen byggde vi en modell av en forntidsby för att visa livet på den tiden.
During the festival, we built a model of an ancient village to depict life from that era.
In this case, "forntidsby" is part of a creative educational activity, representing historical life and community structures.
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