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history meaning in Sinhala

ඉතිහාසය itihāsaya

/ˈhɪs.tə.ɹi/

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British/ˈhɪst͡ʃ(ə)ɹɪj/

history in Sinhala: ඉතිහාසය (itihāsaya), පුරාවෘත්තය (purāwr̥ttaya). In English, history means the aggregate of past events, both unrecorded and recorded.

Sinhala words for history

aggregate of past events
ඉතිහාසය itihāsaya, පුරාවෘත්තය purāwr̥ttaya

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

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Questions about history in Sinhala

What is the meaning of history in Sinhala?
History in Sinhala is ඉතිහාසය (itihāsaya), පුරාවෘත්තය (purāwr̥ttaya).
history යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
History: ඉතිහාසය (itihāsaya), පුරාවෘත්තය (purāwr̥ttaya).
What does history mean in English?
History means the aggregate of past events, both unrecorded and recorded.

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