ancestral
adjective
an·ces·tral
an-ˈse-strəl 
: of, relating to, or inherited from an ancestor
ancestral estates
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The tribe’s oral histories, artifacts and cultural practices link them with Chaco Canyon, a regional hub for the ancestral Pueblo people.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
The boy from Bethnal Green had invented an ancestral estate on West Fourteenth Street.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Hester Street consultants asked New Lots residents to help translate that ancestral history into three-dimensional form.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 5 May 2025
Agatha’s Almanac, a portrait of a simple life led by a fiercely independent Mennonite woman on her ancestral farm in southern Manitoba.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
The boy from Bethnal Green had invented an ancestral estate on West Fourteenth Street.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Hester Street consultants asked New Lots residents to help translate that ancestral history into three-dimensional form.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 5 May 2025
Agatha’s Almanac, a portrait of a simple life led by a fiercely independent Mennonite woman on her ancestral farm in southern Manitoba.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 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 18 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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