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historical

 
 
/hɪˈstɒrɪkəl/ adjective

Translation

relating to events or people in the past, or the study of history
tarihî, tarihsel, tarihi ilgilendiren; tarih çalışmalarına ait
a historical novel historical documents195
historically adverb
geçmişe ait, tarihsel
(Definition of historical adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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