This is not a small detail in a country historically defined almost entirely by its visual culture.

This became a new administrative region of France, separate from what was historically defined as Picardy.

Archaeological sites do not bear out the historically defined area as being a real demographic or trade boundary.

A nautical mile was historically defined as a minute of arc along a great circle of the Earth.

The government of Iran has historically defined the Bahá'ís as an 'other' to draw public attention away from the government.

They were historically defined by the direction in which the skin of a human cadaver will split when struck with a spike.

For a country historically defined by its parishes, the loss would be deeply felt, particularly in rural areas.

The Bloc has historically defined itself as a left-wing party.

As historically defined, the genus contains over 700 species (see the list of Aedes species).

Television has historically defined itself against work.