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ancestry::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | derivation, filiation, lineage |
| Type of | inheritance, hereditary pattern |
| Has types | bloodline, pedigree, descent, origin, extraction |
Examples of ancestry
ancestry
More than 40 percent of Wisconsin residents can trace their ancestry to Germany.
From the nytimes.com
From its title to its lyrics, the album drives home the idea of shared ancestry.
From the dailyherald.com
Norwegian Americans currently comprise the 10th largest American ancestry group.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Ma's paternal ancestry can be traced back eighteen generations to the year 1217.
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Gengshi, Chimei, and Guangwu all claimed to have Liu ancestry to obtain support.
From the en.wikipedia.org
They honor the Coast Miwok and represent the ancestry of shop owner Jesse Henry.
From the sfgate.com
In the case of the Polish clan, any notion of common ancestry was lost long ago.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The movie's title is a quote from artist Andy Warhol, who was of Lemko ancestry.
From the sltrib.com
Persons of ethnic Tamil ancestry form about 58% of Singapore's Indian residents.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Lineage: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
- Inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
- An ancestor is a parent or (recursively) the parent of an ancestor (i.e., a grandparent, great-grandparent, great-great-grandparent, and so forth).
- The ancestry of the people of the United States is widely varied and includes descendants of populations from around the world, some presumably extinct elsewhere. ...
- Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent; A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent
- Denotes all of your ancestors from your parents as far back as they are traceable.
- 1. Family descent or lineage 2. Ancestors collectively
- Line of descent, therefore a person, plant, animal or object that is related to one existing at a later point in time
- A person's nationality group, lineage, or the country in which the person's parents or ancestors were born before they came to the United States.
