historical link

collocation in English

meaningsofhistoricalandlink

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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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link
noun[C]
uk
/lɪŋk/us
/lɪŋk/
a connection between two people, things, ...
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(Definition ofhistoricalandlinkfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhistorical link

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Just because two kinds of music from very different areas seem to have plainly audible characteristics in common, does that mean they have anhistoricallink?
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There is a uniquehistoricallinkbetween the two countries.
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Pooling will take it, or may take it, out of every personal andhistoricallinkwith the parish and the community.
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Thathistoricallinkis good to see.
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It is ahistoricallink, whatever some may think to the contrary.
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Itshistoricallinkis obvious.
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This would maintain anhistoricallinkwith both original clubs.
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Thehistoricallinkbetween the two clans is still acknowledged, with delegations being sent during such ceremonies such coronations and special burials.
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Often, these can have local significance or ahistoricallinkto the armiger.
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Most clubs have anhistoricallinkwith their mascots.
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The design of the timepiece was inspired by a 70-yearhistoricallinkbetween the two companies.
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The employment of oral sources is considered his major style in weighing and achieving flow ofhistoricallink.
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For, as this present collection of essays and observations makes clear, there have been intrinsic conceptual and historical links between the two.
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Moreover, the fact that the historical links sometimes appear pointedly askew is precisely the point.
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These changes entailed breaking their historical links with the security forces.
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Moreover, our cultural and historical links with them mean that we must support and cooperate closely with them.
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Knowledge of the language, cultural and historical links and family links are also pull factors.
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Our cultural, economic and historical links oblige us to act.
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We have a common cultural heritage and historical links which unite us.
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There are also many other long-standing historical links, such as those between veterans' associations, and cultural links, such as town twinning and youth exchanges.
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