ancestral
adjective
an·ces·tral
an-ˈse-strəl 
: of, relating to, or inherited from an ancestor
ancestral estates
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Usha is the daughter of Indian immigrants, with ancestral roots in Vadluru village, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2025
Without guardrails, these systems scrape, remix, and reproduce sacred imagery, ceremonial language, and ancestral designs — usually without consent or context.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Idaho tribes gather in Boise to commemorate ancestral homelands
June 14, 2024 4:00 AM
This story was originally published April 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2025
This public generational saga goes from ancestral investigation (the Fonda clan migrated from Holland to upstate New York in 1654, then Nebraska, where Henry was born) to cultural exegesis.
—Armond White, National Review, 4 Apr. 2025
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Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2025
Without guardrails, these systems scrape, remix, and reproduce sacred imagery, ceremonial language, and ancestral designs — usually without consent or context.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Idaho tribes gather in Boise to commemorate ancestral homelands
June 14, 2024 4:00 AM
This story was originally published April 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2025
This public generational saga goes from ancestral investigation (the Fonda clan migrated from Holland to upstate New York in 1654, then Nebraska, where Henry was born) to cultural exegesis.
—Armond White, National Review, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ancestral
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“Ancestral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ancestral. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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ancestral
adjective
an·ces·tral
an-ˈses-trəl
: of, relating to, or developed from an ancestor
ancestral home
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