unhistorical

un·his·tor·i·cal

 (ŭn′hĭ-stôr′ĭ-kəl, -stŏr′-)
adj.
Taking little or no account of history.
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Translations

unhistorical

[ˈʌnhɪsˈtɒrɪkəl]ADJantihistórico, que notiene nada dehistórico
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

unhistorical

adj(= inaccurate)unhistorisch,ungeschichtlich;(= legendary)legendär
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007


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