How do native speakers pronounce "history" in English?

In natural English speech, "history" appears in contexts such as: "going to go back to the unhappy chapter of world history". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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How to pronounce“history”in English

IPA/ˈhɪs.tə.ɹi/

Syllableshi·sto·ry

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noun

The aggregate of past events, both unrecorded and recorded.

“The history of mammals stretches back many millions of years.”

Synonyms:past ages background

noun

The empirical study of past events, as distinct from literature, myth, or scripture; the assessment of notable events.

“He teaches Latin American history at the university and publishes books about the Cold War.”

verb

To narrate or record.

“And therefore will hee wipe his Tables cleane, And keepe no Tell-tale to his Memorie, That may repeat, and Historie his losse”

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