ancestral
adjective
an·ces·tral
an-ˈse-strəl 
: of, relating to, or inherited from an ancestor
ancestral estates
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First, Gandhi made a speech outside Anand Bhavan, an ancestral family home, an eggshell-white mansion on an emerald lawn.
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Samanth Subramanian Vikas Adam Tanya Pérez Zachary Mouton, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Things immediately begin to go awry when the Graces arrive at their ancestral home.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
Instead of using a saturated red fabric, this dye detail relates to Badu’s ancestral home all while staying true to his brand’s colors and tones.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 17 Apr. 2024
Read Next: Endangered Sawfish Are Dying in the Florida Keys and Scientists Aren’t Sure Why
Tribal chairman Marcellus Osceola spoke highly of the decision to spend the money on protecting and conserving the ancestral homelands and waters of the Seminole people.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 11 Apr. 2024
For their final date, Daisy and Joey partook in ancestral Mexican traditions.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
Something familiar to Nicolas Ghesquière, who blew out his 10th candle as the head of Louis Vuitton — marking a decade of a fashion both futuristic and steeped in ancestral savoir-faire, as ubiquitous as its monogram.
—Alice Pfeiffer, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024
Her quest turns into an investigation into British colonial atrocities and a grassroots movement to reclaim ancestral land.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 7 Apr. 2024
The team believes that this transition began from an ancestral animal that had a double jaw joint.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Apr. 2024
Samanth Subramanian Vikas Adam Tanya Pérez Zachary Mouton, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Things immediately begin to go awry when the Graces arrive at their ancestral home.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
Instead of using a saturated red fabric, this dye detail relates to Badu’s ancestral home all while staying true to his brand’s colors and tones.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 17 Apr. 2024
Read Next: Endangered Sawfish Are Dying in the Florida Keys and Scientists Aren’t Sure Why
Tribal chairman Marcellus Osceola spoke highly of the decision to spend the money on protecting and conserving the ancestral homelands and waters of the Seminole people.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 11 Apr. 2024
For their final date, Daisy and Joey partook in ancestral Mexican traditions.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
Something familiar to Nicolas Ghesquière, who blew out his 10th candle as the head of Louis Vuitton — marking a decade of a fashion both futuristic and steeped in ancestral savoir-faire, as ubiquitous as its monogram.
—Alice Pfeiffer, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024
Her quest turns into an investigation into British colonial atrocities and a grassroots movement to reclaim ancestral land.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 7 Apr. 2024
The team believes that this transition began from an ancestral animal that had a double jaw joint.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Apr. 2024
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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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