ancestry
The state of being ancestorsThe state of being ancestors.
» However, the singer does not deny her ancestry.
Dennoch leugnet die Sängerin ihre Herkunft nicht.
Співак, проте, не заперечував свого походження.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The state of being ancestors.
Vorfahren
родосло́внаяrodoslóvnaja, происхожде́ниеproisxoždénije
(countable, uncountable)Birth to a noble or high-ranking family, or to someone of honorable descent.
(countable, uncountable)A series of ancestors; the people from whom one is descended.
I can trace my ancestry back to the 18th century.
Vorväter, Ahnen
- inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
- the hereditary derivation of an individual
Examples
52 sentencesHowever, the singer does not deny her ancestry.
Співак, проте, не заперечував свого походження.
deDennoch leugnet die Sängerin ihre Herkunft nicht.
Carlos is a person with no ancestry.
Skin color does not indicate ancestry or origin.
He dreamed of teaching him about their ancestry.
He is of noble ancestry.
ruОн благородного происхождения.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English auncestrie, from Old French ancesserie. See ancestor.From Middle English auncestrie, from Old French ancesserie. See ancestor.
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Forms
plural: ancestries| Singular | ancestry |
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Synonyms
15 synonyms- inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline:lineagederivationfiliation
- the hereditary derivation of an individual:lineagelineline of descentdescentbloodlineblood linebloodpedigree
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable