earliest buildings

noun phrase

UK /ˈɜːliɪst ˈbɪldɪŋz/

US /ˈɜrliɪst ˈbɪldɪŋz/

The first buildings ever made by people.

The earliest buildings were made of mud and stone.

SYNONYMS

first structures oldest buildings primitive buildings initial constructions ancient buildings

RELATED WORDS

architecture settlement dwelling ruins foundations

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The oldest structures still standing in a particular place.

The earliest buildings in the town date back to the 1700s.

3. The first buildings constructed during a project or period.

The earliest buildings of the campus were small and simple.

4. The most basic or initial forms of a building type.

These are the earliest buildings of the skyscraper era.