ANCESTRAL Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

ancestral

adjective

Definition of ancestral next

as in historic

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Recent Examples of ancestral But, for many American Jews, Zionism has come to represent the belief that there should be such a home—both because of the Jewish people’s ties to their ancestral land and because of the centuries of persecution that Jews endured, culminating with the Holocaust. —

Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026 Most recently, the area’s Hmong, Vietnamese, and Laotian populations have begun opening dynamic Southeast Asian restaurants that offer creative spins on ancestral dishes. —

David Farley, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026 The film recounts the struggle of local communities to protect a fragile and vital ecosystem that also serves as their ancestral home. —

Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026 The French Ivorian singer-songwriter, born Nelly Azia Seyden, finds beauty, too, in her ancestral Bété culture, which forms the core of her music. —

Chinonso Ihekire, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ancestral

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There were questions, as late as Friday, whether the 26,700-seat stadium would be ready to host the historic occasion.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
And with those words from Mission Control on April 2, the Artemis II astronauts were given the green light to fire up their engine, leave Earth orbit and head for their historic rendezvous with the moon.

— Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026