Collocations for "historical"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "historical" in context.
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historical
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- (no) historical evidence of
- analyze historical data [about, to determine]
- a [popular, well-known] historical figure
- a historical figure from [the Revolutionary War]
- historical data suggests (that)
- historical fiction [books, movies]
- the [book] is based on historical facts
- direct a historical [movie, saga]
- historical information about
- a historical perspective on
- in the historical context (of the time)
- the [find, discovery, artifact] is of great historical significance
- designated a historical site
- major historical events
- historical [records, documents] reveal (that)
- undertake a historical study
- new historical data suggests (that)
- historical monuments
'historical' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cleavage
- contemporary
- context
- cultural
- drama
- fiction
- hindsight
- lighthouse
- period
- plot
- plummet
- representation
- scholarship
- scourge
- timeline
- tower
- walk
- wrong