adjective
historical, historic
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Historisch: an adjective meaning 'historical' (relating to past events, documents, or periods) and 'historic' (notable or significant in history). It is gradable, with comparative 'historischer' and superlative 'am historischsten'. Not a participle and has no irregular forms; antonym 'aktuell'. Used widely.
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Die Stadt organisierte eine Feier, weil das historische Viertel nach jahrelanger Restaurierung wieder geöffnet wurde.
The city organized a celebration because the historic quarter was reopened after years of restoration.
Das Museum zeigt viele historische Dokumente.
The museum displays many historical documents.
Das war ein historisches Ereignis für die Stadt.
That was a historic event for the city.
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Picture an old building with a plaque that says 'historical site' to link to 'historisch'
sounds like English 'historic' so remember the meaning
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Historisch can be used both attributively (historische Gebäude) and predicatively (Das ist historisch). 'historisch' vs. 'historisch' translations depend on context: 'historical' describes relation to history, 'historic' often means important in history.