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modern history

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The history of the world beginning after the Middle Ages.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: modern period, modern times, modern era, modern age, modernity

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 近代史 (jìndàishǐ) — history of the world beginning after the Middle Ages
  • Finnish: uusi aika — history of the world beginning after the Middle Ages
  • Finnish: uuden ajan historia — history of the world beginning after the Middle Ages
  • French: époque moderne — history of the world beginning after the Middle Ages
  • French: temps modernes — history of the world beginning after the Middle Ages
  • French: ère moderne — history of the world beginning after the Middle Ages
  • French: époque contemporaine — history of the world beginning after the Middle Ages
  • Galician: historia moderna — history of the world beginning after the Middle Ages
  • Georgian: ახალი დრო (axali dro) — history of the world beginning after the Middle Ages
  • Georgian: ახალი ისტორია (axali isṭoria) — history of the world beginning after the Middle Ages
  • German: Neuzeit — history of the world beginning after the Middle Ages
  • Hungarian: újkor — history of the world beginning after the Middle Ages
  • Polish: współczesność — history of the world beginning after the Middle Ages
  • Romanian: istoria modernă — history of the world beginning after the Middle Ages