historical association

collocation in English

meaningsofhistoricalandassociation

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historical
adjective
uk
/hɪˈstɒr.ɪ.kəl/us
/hɪˈstɔːr.ɪ.kəl/
connected with studying or representing things from ...
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association
noun
uk
/əˌsəʊ.siˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/əˌsoʊ.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
a group of people who work together in a single organization for a ...
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(Definition ofhistoricalandassociationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These facts suggested ahistoricalassociationbetween palygorskite and the two towns.
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There is anhistoricalassociationwith bowls.
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There, more recent poor performance was somewhat counterbalanced by traditionally better performance, and byhistoricalassociationwith liberation from foreign influence and landowner domination.
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There are times when a literary association becomes anhistoricalassociation; considerable subjectivity is involved.
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Certain groups of countries are, by geography, economic interest orhistoricalassociation, more closely linked to each other than others.
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We have all been recounting various anecdotes during these debates today, which also brought anhistoricalassociationto my mind.
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It arises from the enormous interests that we have there and from our very longhistoricalassociationwith those countries and our experience of them.
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No friend of mine will accuse me of depreciating the value ofhistoricalassociationand beautiful buildings in educating and refining the community.
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It was deemed significant forhistoricalassociationwith entertainment in the community and for its architecture.
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For the visit thehistoricalassociationdemonstrated firing of both the 64 and 2 pounder cannons.
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Theirhistoricalassociationwith salt perhaps is still surviving in their collective sub-conscious mind.
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Everyone knows that there is a clash of good arguments, a dash between the claims of mathematical equality and those of sentiment, tradition, orhistoricalassociation.
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That sole objection was concealed and other quite specious objections with regard to the disturbance of ward boundaries andhistoricalassociation, not heard of before, were all trotted out.
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The community'shistoricalassociationwith coal mining began in 1873, after the discovery of low-grade coal in the local area.
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Stange has its ownhistoricalassociationthat publishes articles, short research topics, as well as authoritative works on the area's history.
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The city has been a steel-making center for centuries, and the company's website boasts a longhistoricalassociationwith the industry.
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Their music has been described as containing typically confrontational, at times charmingly nave messages, and as punk only byhistoricalassociation.
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Little remains of the early vegetation or natural features of the area and even thehistoricalassociation of the beachfront development with the river is tenuous.
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Despite ahistoricalassociationof chastity belts with women, worldwide purchasing demand for male chastity belts is reportedly far higher than purchasing demand for female chastity devices.
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However, due to thehistoricalassociationof the term "droite" (right) with monarchism, conservative or right-wing parties have tended to avoid officially describing themselves as representing the right wing.
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