Meanings
nounpublic history (uncountable)
- uncountableThe broad range of activities undertaken by people with some training in the discipline of history who generally work outside of specialized academic settings.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 公共歷史學 /公共历史学
- 公共歷史學 /公共历史学 (gōnggòng lìshǐxué)range of activities undertaken by people with training in history who work outside of academic settings
Finnish historiaharrastus
- historiaharrastusrange of activities undertaken by people with training in history who work outside of academic settings
Romanian istorie publică
- istorie publicărange of activities undertaken by people with training in history who work outside of academic settings
Russian публи́чная исто́рия
- публи́чная исто́рия (publíčnaja istórija)range of activities undertaken by people with training in history who work outside of academic settings
Cite this entry
APA
public history. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20history
MLA
“public history.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20history. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “public history,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20history.
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