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单词 ancestral
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ancestral

adjective

an·​ces·​tral an-ˈse-strəl How to pronounce ancestral (audio)
: of, relating to, or inherited from an ancestor
ancestral estates
ancestrally
an-ˈse-strə-lē How to pronounce ancestral (audio)
adverb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Smith is a Kamilaroi man with ancestral ties to St George Queensland and was raised on Mununjali Country (Beaudesert Queensland). Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 22 Aug. 2022 Each tribe -- the Navajo Nation, the Hopi Tribe, the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, the Pueblo of Zuni and the Ute Indian Tribe -- has ancestral ties to Bears Ears that date back to time immemorial. Nicole Chavez, CNN, 22 June 2022 As Lex Pryor reveals in this elegant, haunting essay, people with ancestral ties to the Dismal are working to change that — to memorialize the slaves who once toiled in the swamp, and the runaways who found refuge in it. Longreads, 6 Apr. 2022 Touchin and Martin are also a part of the Bears Ears Prayer Run Alliance, which is focused on uniting tribes of the Southwest around their ancestral ties to the land. Arlyssa D.becenti, The Arizona Republic, 2 Apr. 2022 Akram has ancestral ties to Jandeela, a village in Pakistan’s Punjab province, the local police chief told ABC News. Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2022 Local officials acknowledge an ulterior motive: the government hopes to maintain the loyalty of these residents, most of whom speak Russian and have ancestral ties to modern day Russia. Vivian Salama, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2022 Necefer said the movement to protect Bears Ears as a national monument over the last decade — which was led by a coalition of five tribes with ancestral ties to the landscape — helped establish common ground between climbers and tribal governments. The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Dec. 2021 Roden’s debut appeared in a time, Simonds said, when few Americans without ancestral ties to the Middle East were aware of such condiments as dukkah, that tangle of crushed nuts and spices Roden ate often in Egypt. Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

ancestral

adjective

an·​ces·​tral an-ˈse-strəl How to pronounce ancestral (audio)
: of, relating to, or coming from an ancestor
They visited their ancestral home.

ancestral

adjective

as in historic

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • historic
  • ancient
  • historical
  • orthodox
  • habitual
  • old-time
  • old
  • antediluvian
  • old-world
  • hoary
  • usual
  • authentic
  • venerable
  • common
  • age-old
  • traditional
  • timeless
  • fixed
  • immemorial
  • aged
  • established
  • ageless
  • classical
  • customary
  • conventional
  • prescriptive
  • dateless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • modern
  • current
  • contemporary
  • new
  • nontraditional
  • unconventional
  • untraditional
  • uncustomary
  • modernized
  • new age
  • original
  • updated
  • modernistic
  • ultramodern
  • latest
  • supermodern
  • present-day
  • futuristic
  • progressive
  • newfangled
  • unusual
  • hot
  • revolutionary
  • unorthodox
  • unprecedented
  • nonorthodox
  • nonconformist
  • up-to-date
  • mod
  • high-tech
  • hi-tech
  • new-fashioned
  • space-age
  • state-of-the-art
  • red-hot
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