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Definition historic in British English

historic adjective

adjective
/hɪˈstɒrɪk/
1

a historic place is important because it is old and interesting or impressive

Example

the historic city of York

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areas of special architectural or historic interest

Example

Tourists like to visit historic monuments such as Stonehenge and Westminster Abbey.

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1.1

historic objects are old and of historical importance

Example

a collection of historic aircraft

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2

a historic event or time will be recorded in history because it is very important

Example

the president's historic visit to Vietnam

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3

used to refer to crimes or allegations of crimes that happened a few or several years ago

Example

By far the greatest miscarriage is that 90% of victims of child abuse, historic or otherwise, will never see their abuser convicted.

Definition historic in British English