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history in Malay

sejarah

/ˈhɪs.tə.ɹi/

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British/ˈhɪst͡ʃ(ə)ɹɪj/

history in Malay: sejarah, tawarikh. In English, history means the aggregate of past events, both unrecorded and recorded.

Malay words for history

aggregate of past events
sejarah
branch of knowledge that studies the past
sejarah, tawarikh

English meaning of history

  1. noun The aggregate of past events, both unrecorded and recorded.
  2. noun The empirical study of past events, as distinct from literature, myth, or scripture; the assessment of notable events.
  3. noun The portion of the past that is known and recorded by this field of study, as opposed to all earlier and unknown times that preceded it.
  4. noun A set of events involving an entity.

Full definition of history

history in a sentence

  • The history of mammals stretches back many millions of years.
  • History repeats itself if we don’t learn from its mistakes.
  • He dreams of an invention that will make history.

Synonyms of history

All synonyms of history

history in other languages

Questions about history in Malay

What is the meaning of history in Malay?
History in Malay is sejarah, tawarikh.
Apakah maksud history dalam bahasa Melayu?
History: sejarah, tawarikh.
What does history mean in English?
History means the aggregate of past events, both unrecorded and recorded.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: history (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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