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historisch

historically

Meaning of historisch

in the past or from a historical point of view

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German/hɪstoˈʁɪʃ/
historically
historisch - historically
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historisch with English translation

historisch usage examples

🇬🇧English🇩🇪German

Historisch war diese Stadt sehr wichtig.

🇬🇧English🇩🇪German

Das Gebäude ist historisch bedeutend.

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historisch belongs to the topic "Top 5000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

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seltenrarely
frühearly
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historisch synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between historisch / früher / in der Vergangenheit / geschichtlich / historisch gesehen / einst

F
🇩🇪German
früher

Means “earlier” or “in the past”; very general and neutral for a previous time.

C1Very Often
I
🇩🇪German
in der Vergangenheit

Literally “in the past”; more explicit and slightly more formal than simple “früher.”

C1Often
G
🇩🇪German
geschichtlich

Means “historical,” related to history as a field or historical context; not just past time, but historical relevance.

C1Often
H
🇩🇪German
historisch gesehen

Means “historically speaking” or “from a historical perspective”; often used when comparing facts or drawing conclusions based on history.

C1Often
E
🇩🇪German
einst

A literary or poetic “once” / “in former times”; sounds more elevated and slightly old-fashioned.

C1Rarely
E
🇩🇪German
einstmals

A very rare, literary word meaning “once” or “formerly”; it sounds archaic and is used mostly in literature or formal-historical style.

C1Very Rarely

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How to pronounce historisch and what this word means

historisch means historically. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce historisch

/hɪstoˈʁɪʃ/

historisch translation

historically

historisch examples

Historisch war diese Stadt sehr wichtig.

historisch transcription

/hɪstoˈʁɪʃ/

Questions about this word

historisch meaning: what does it mean?

in der Vergangenheit oder aus historischer Sicht

historisch pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

historisch is pronounced as /hɪstoˈʁɪʃ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

historisch definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Historisch war diese Stadt sehr wichtig. Translation: Исторически этот город был очень важен.

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