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vanha — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • back noun The rear surface of the human or animal body, from the shoulders to the hips.
  • elderly adjective Old, especially having reached an advanced age.
  • legacy noun Money or property left to someone in a will.
  • old adj Having existed for a long time; not new or young.

Senses

vanha is used for these senses in English:

  • back Not current.
  • elderly old; having lived for relatively many years.
  • legacy (especially, computing) Left over from the past; old and no longer current.
  • long in the tooth (idiomatic) Old; aged.
  • old Having existed or lived for the specified time.
  • old Former, previous.

back — full definition

  1. noun The rear surface of the human or animal body, from the shoulders to the hips.
  2. noun The rear or reverse part of an object, as opposed to its front.
  3. adj Located at or toward the rear.
  4. adv Toward a previous place, time, or condition.
  5. verb To support someone or something, often financially.

elderly — full definition

  1. adjective Old, especially having reached an advanced age.
  2. noun Older people considered as a group.

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