heritage
An inheritance; property that may be inheritedAn inheritance; property that may be inherited.
» I'm very proud of my heritage.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)An inheritance; property that may be inherited.
Erbschaft, Erbe
насле́дствоnaslédstvo
спа́дщинаspádščyna, спа́докspádok
that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
(countable, uncountable)A tradition; a practice or set of values that is passed down from preceding generations through families or through institutional memory.
(kulturelles) Erbe
насле́диеnaslédije
спа́дщинаspádščyna
(countable, uncountable)A birthright; the status acquired by birth, especially of but not exclusive to the firstborn.
Geburtsrecht, Erbe
перворо́дствоpervoródstvo
(attributive, countable, uncountable)Having a certain background, such as growing up with a second language.
a heritage speaker; a heritage language
The university requires heritage Spanish students to enroll in a specially designed Spanish program not available to non-heritage students.
Examples
107 sentencesI'm very proud of my heritage.
You always tell me I should be proud of my heritage.
That's part of our heritage.
ruЭто часть нашего наследия.
We have a rich historical heritage.
ruУ нас богатое историческое наследие.
Your existence keeps our heritage alive.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English heritage, from Old French eritage, heritage (modern French héritage),From Middle English heritage, from Old French eritage, heritage (modern French héritage), ultimately derived (through suffixation) from Latin hērēs. By surface analysis, herit + -age.
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Forms
plural: heritagesSynonyms
1 synonyms- hereditary succession to a title or an office or property:inheritance
- any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors:inheritance
- that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner:inheritance
Word family
18 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable