Meanings
nounmodern history (uncountable)
- uncountableThe history of the world beginning after the Middle Ages.
Synonyms: modern period, modern times, modern era, modern age, modernity
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe history of the world beginning after the Middle Ages.
Also see
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 近代史
- 近代史 (jìndàishǐ)history of the world beginning after the Middle Ages
Finnish uusi aika, uuden ajan historia
- uusi aikahistory of the world beginning after the Middle Ages
- uuden ajan historiahistory of the world beginning after the Middle Ages
French époque moderne, temps modernes
- époque modernehistory of the world beginning after the Middle Ages
- temps moderneshistory of the world beginning after the Middle Ages
- ère modernehistory of the world beginning after the Middle Ages
- époque contemporainehistory of the world beginning after the Middle Ages
German Neuzeit
- Neuzeithistory of the world beginning after the Middle Ages
Hungarian újkor
- újkorhistory of the world beginning after the Middle Ages
Polish współczesność
- współczesnośćhistory of the world beginning after the Middle Ages
Romanian istoria modernă
- istoria modernăhistory of the world beginning after the Middle Ages
Cite this entry
APA
modern history. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modern%20history
MLA
“modern history.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modern%20history. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “modern history,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modern%20history.
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