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Meaning of "protohistory" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PROTOHISTORY

protohistory  [ˌprəʊtəʊˈhɪstərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROTOHISTORY

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adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Protohistory is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROTOHISTORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Protohistory

Protohistory refers to a period between prehistory and history, during which a culture or civilization has not yet developed writing, but other cultures have already noted its existence in their own writings. For example, in Europe, the Celts and the Germanic tribes may be considered to have been protohistoric when they began appearing in Greek and Roman texts. Protohistoric may also refer to the transition period between the advent of literacy in a society and the writings of the first historians. The preservation of oral traditions may complicate matters as these can provide a secondary historical source for even earlier events. Colonial sites involving a literate group and a non-literate group are also studied as protohistoric situations. It can also refer to a period in which fragmentary or external historical documents, not necessarily including a developed writing system, have been found. For instance, the Proto–Three Kingdoms of Korea, the Yayoi and the Mississippian groups recorded by early European explorers are protohistoric.

Definition of protohistory in the English dictionary

The definition of protohistory in the dictionary is the period or stage of human development or of a particular culture immediately prior to the emergence of writing.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROTOHISTORY


bistoury
ˈbɪstərɪ
blistery
ˈblɪstərɪ
blustery
ˈblʌstərɪ
consistory
kənˈsɪstərɪ
evangelistary
ɪˌvændʒəˈlɪstərɪ
faldistory
ˈfɔːldɪstərɪ
herstory
ˈhɜːstərɪ
history
ˈhɪstərɪ
magistery
ˈmædʒɪstərɪ
mastery
ˈmɑːstərɪ
monastery
ˈmɒnəstərɪ
mystery
ˈmɪstərɪ
phrontistery
ˈfrʌntɪstərɪ
polyhistory
ˌpɒlɪˈhɪstərɪ
prehistory
priːˈhɪstərɪ
psychohistory
ˌsaɪkəʊˈhɪstərɪ
self-mastery
ˌselfˈmɑːstərɪ
slaistery
ˈsleɪstərɪ
upholstery
ʌpˈhəʊlstərɪ
wastery
ˈweɪstərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROTOHISTORY

protoctist
protoderm
protogalaxies
protogalaxy
protogenic
protogine
protogynous
protogyny
protohistorian
protohistoric
protohuman
protolanguage
protolithic
protomartyr
protomorphic
proton
proton microscope
proton number
proton-pump inhibitor
protonate

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROTOHISTORY

alternative history
ancient history
back story
cover story
credit history
directory
fish story
ghost story
horror story
life story
love story
medical history
natural history
oral history
service history
short story
sob story
social history
story
success story
the same old story

Synonyms and antonyms of protohistory in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «protohistory» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROTOHISTORY

Find out the translation of protohistory to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of protohistory from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «protohistory» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

protohistory
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

protohistoria
570 millions of speakers

English

protohistory
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

protohistory
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

protohistory
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

protohistory
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

proto-história
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

protohistory
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

protohistoire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Protohistory
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Frühgeschichte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

protohistory
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

protohistory
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Protohistory
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sơ sử
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

protohistory
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निधीउद्यमत्व
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Protohistorya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

protostoria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

na wcześniejszą
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

protohistory
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

protoistorie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πρωτοϊστορία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

proto geskiedenis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

protohistory
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

protohistory
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of protohistory

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROTOHISTORY»

The term «protohistory» is normally little used and occupies the 137.388 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROTOHISTORY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «protohistory» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «protohistory» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about protohistory

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROTOHISTORY»

Discover the use of protohistory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to protohistory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Prehistory and protohistory of India: an appraisal : ...
The Megalithic Cultures Of Peninsular India And The Deccan Too Find A Place In The Book
Vardhman Kumar Jain, 2006
2
Ethnicity in Mediterranean Protohistory
This book focuses in the main on the question of the ethnicity of the Sea Peoples of the central and eastern Mediterranean Bronze Age.
Wim M. J. Van Binsbergen, Fred C. Woudhuizen, 2011
3
Indian Archaeology in Retrospect: Protohistory: archaeology ...
The Indian Archaeology In Retrospect Attempts To Take Stock Of The Progress Made In The Field Of South Asian Archaeology, Especially During The Latter Half Of The Twentieth Century.
S. Settar, Ravi Korisettar, 2002
4
The Dawn Of Technology In Indian Protohistory
This book offers a reading of the early history of technological advancement in the Indian subcontinent from a historical view point.
Nupur DasGupta, 1997
5
The Frankfurt School: Its History, Theories, and Political ...
From this combination, he drew out an image of the protohistory of the nineteenth century which indicated that the new creations and ways of life, above all those determined by the production of commodities, had not been crowned by the ...
Rolf Wiggershaus, 1995
6
Mapping the Mississippian Shatter Zone: The Colonial Indian ...
Cavalli-Sforza, "Spread of Agriculture"; Jeter, "Tunicans West of the Mississippi" 49; Jeter, "From Prehistory through Protohistory," 187; and Jeter, "Outer Limits," 191. 22. Anderson, "Examining Chiefdoms," 225-27, figure 15.5; this contour map  ...
Robbie Franklyn Ethridge, Sheri Marie Shuck-Hall, 2009
7
History
Protohistory refers to a period between prehistory and history, during which a culture or civilization has not yet developed writing, but other cultures have already noted its existence in their own writings. For example, in Europe, the Celts and ...
Edited by Paul Muljadi
8
Interaction and Acculturation in the Mediterranean: ...
Proceedings of the Second International Congress of Mediterranean Pre- and Protohistory, Amsterdam, 19-23 November 1980 Jan G. P. Best, Nanny M. W. de Vries. LA CIVILISATION ILLYRIENNE DU FER ANCIEN EN ALBANIE DU ...
Jan G. P. Best, Nanny M. W. de Vries, 1982
9
Hermeneutics, Politics, and the History of Religions: The ...
Christian Wedemeyer, Wendy Doniger. a glorious medieval history . . . it had a prehistory equal if not superior to that of the great nations of Europe,”29 he writes in Protohistory or Middle Ages. The alternative was to emphasize, in Romania ...
Christian Wedemeyer, Wendy Doniger, 2010
10
South Asian Archaeology 1973: Papers from the Second ...
A. PARPOLA ON THE PROTOHISTORY OF THE INDIAN LANGUAGES IN THE LIGHT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL, LINGUISTIC AND RELIGIOUS EVIDENCE: AN ATTEMPT AT INTEGRATION.1 Previous attempts at integrating the archaeological ...
Association for the Promotion of South Asian Archaeology in Western Europe. International Conference, Johanna Engelberta Lohuizen-De Leeuw, J. M. M. Ubaghs, 1974

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROTOHISTORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term protohistory is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Bio-Architecture Institute sets 5 paths
In combining the material and the immaterial, one journey begins from the Thapsos site, one of the most important sites of Sicilian protohistory, with the 'In Flight ... «ANSAmed, Apr 15»
2
The oldest known complaint letter
The long and complex history of Mesopotamia encompasses some 12,000 years — ranging from Protohistory, through the Early, Middle and Late Bronze Ages, ... «ABC Online, Mar 15»
3
Measured but vexing tangent
He has zoomed back from the 19th century to what he calls protohistory or the Iron Age, where there is not much in the way of intact bodies to work on. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jan 14»
4
UMaine grad wins prestigious prizes for Andes Ice Age research
The Tübingen Research Prize is administered by the Department of Early Prehistory and Quaternary Ecology housed in the Institute for Pre- and Protohistory ... «Bangor Daily News, Jan 14»
5
Infosys Hall of Fame
Whether it is protohistory such as the Harappan Civilisation or it is historical India and the archaeological imprint of Emperor Ashoka or even the archaeological ... «The New Indian Express, Dec 13»
6
The Discovery of Middle Earth: Mapping the Lost World of the Celts
... nearly everything we believe about the history—or, as he calls it, “protohistory”—of early Europe and its barbarous Celtic tribes and semimythical Druids. «Publishers Weekly, Aug 13»
7
Roman military camp dating back to conquest of Gaul throws light on …
... pieces of archaeological evidence of this important episode of world history," comments Dr. Sabine Hornung of the Institute of Pre- and Protohistory at JGU. «Phys.Org, Sep 12»
8
Bryn Mawr's James Wright Appointed Director of American School of …
Wright, whose research focuses on the pre- and protohistory of the Aegean region and Greek architecture and urbanism, “has a long and deep connection to ... «Bryn Mawr Now, Nov 11»
9
Harappans married outside to secure trade relations
The significant breakthrough in the study of India's protohistory was based on their findings in the largest Harappan burial site at Farmana, a village located in ... «Times of India, Oct 11»
10
Cavemen ground flour, prepped veggies
... capacity, since it ensured a good source of energetic food during their travels," says Revedin, a researcher in the Italian Institute of Prehistory and Protohistory. «ABC Online, Oct 10»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Protohistory [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/protohistory>. Apr 2024 ».
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