ancestrynoun [ U or C ]
uk/ˈæn.ses.tri/us/ˈæn.ses.tri/your ancestors who lived a long time ago, or the origin of your family:
He was proud of his Native American ancestry.
His wife was of royal ancestry.
The family has traced its ancestry back to the Norman invaders.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Family: ancestors & descendants
- ancestor
- be in the/sb's blood idiom
- blood
- blood is thicker than water idiom
- bloodline
- descend
- descent
- family tree
- forbear
- forebear
- forefathers
- genealogy
- generation
- heraldry
- lineage
- pedigree
- run
- run in the family idiom
- stock
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