Meanings
bronze age1
proper nounthe bronze age
- Alternative letter-case form of Bronze Age.
In the first place in going back to the bronze age, we already find ourselves beyond the reach of history or even of tradition.
1883, Edwin Guest, Origines Celticae (a Fragment)
Bronze Age2
proper nounthe Bronze Age
alternative bronze age
- archaeologyA period in a civilization's development when the most advanced metalworking has developed the techniques of smelting copper from natural outcroppings and alloys it to cast bronze.
- human sciencesOne of the classical Ages of Man, associated with warfare.
Translations
Arabic العَصْرُ البُرُنْزِيُّ
- العَصْرُ البُرُنْزِيُّ (al-ʕaṣru l-burunziyyu)archaeology
Bengali ব্রোঞ্জ যুগ
- ব্রোঞ্জ যুগ (brōnjo jug)archaeology
Bulgarian бро́нзова епо́ха
- бро́нзова епо́ха (brónzova epóha)archaeology
Catalan edat del bronze
- edat del bronzearchaeology
Chinese Cantonese 青銅時代 /青铜时代
- 青銅時代 /青铜时代 (cing¹ tung⁴ si⁴ doi⁶)archaeology
Chinese Mandarin 青銅時代 /青铜时代
- 青銅時代 /青铜时代 (Qīngtóng Shídài)archaeology
Czech doba bronzová
- doba bronzováarchaeology
Danish bronzealder
- bronzealderarchaeology
Dutch bronstijd
- bronstijdarchaeology
Esperanto Bronzepoko
- Bronzepokoarchaeology
Estonian pronksiaeg
- pronksiaegarchaeology
Finnish pronssikausi
- pronssikausiarchaeology
French âge du bronze
- âge du bronzearchaeology
German Bronzezeit
- Bronzezeitarchaeology
Greek Εποχή του Χαλκού
- Εποχή του Χαλκού (Epochí tou Chalkoú)archaeology
Hindi कांस्ययुग, कांस्य युग
- कांस्ययुग (kānsyayug)archaeology
- कांस्य युग (kānsya yug)archaeology
Hungarian bronzkor
- bronzkorarchaeology
Icelandic bronsöld
- bronsöldarchaeology
Indonesian Zaman Perunggu
- Zaman Perungguarchaeology
Irish an Chré-umhaois
- an Chré-umhaoisarchaeology
Italian età del bronzo
- età del bronzoarchaeology
Japanese 青銅器時代
- 青銅器時代 (Seidōki Jidai)archaeology
Korean 청동기 시대
- 청동기 시대 (Cheongdonggi sidae)archaeology
Latin aetas aënea
- aetas aëneaarchaeology
Latvian bronzas laikmets
- bronzas laikmetsarchaeology
Lithuanian bronzos amžiaus
- bronzos amžiausarchaeology
Malay Zaman Perunggu, Zaman Gangsa
- Zaman Perungguarchaeology
- Zaman Gangsaarchaeology
Norwegian Bokmål bronsealder
- bronsealderarchaeology
Persian عصر برنز
- عصر برنز ('asr-e boronz)archaeology
Polish epoka brązu
- epoka brązuarchaeology
Portuguese idade do bronze
- idade do bronzearchaeology
Punjabi ਕਾਂਸੀ ਯੁੱਗ
- ਕਾਂਸੀ ਯੁੱਗ (kānsī yugga)archaeology
Romanian Epoca Bronzului
- Epoca Bronzuluiarchaeology
Russian бро́нзовый век
- бро́нзовый век (brónzovyj vek)archaeology
Slovak bronzová doba
- bronzová dobaarchaeology
Spanish Edad de Bronce, Edad Broncínea
- Edad de Broncearchaeology
- Edad Broncíneaarchaeology
- Edad Brónceaarchaeology
- Edad Éneaarchaeology
Swahili Zama za Shaba
- Zama za Shabaarchaeology
Swedish bronsålder
- bronsålderarchaeology
Thai ยุคสำริด
- ยุคสำริด (yúk-sǎm-rít)archaeology
Turkish Tunç Çağı
- Tunç Çağıarchaeology
Ukrainian бро́нзова доба́
- бро́нзова доба́ (brónzova dobá)archaeology
Urdu بِرَنْجی دَور
- بِرَنْجی دَور (biranjī-ye daur)archaeology
Vietnamese thời đại đồ đồng
- thời đại đồ đồngarchaeology
Welsh Oes yr Efydd
- Oes yr Efyddarchaeology
Cite this entry
APA
bronze age. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bronze%20age
MLA
“bronze age.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bronze%20age. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bronze age,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bronze%20age.
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