heritagenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈher.ɪ.tɪdʒ/us/ˈher.ɪ.t̬ɪdʒ/C2 features belonging to the culture of a particular society, such as traditions, languages, or buildings, that were created in the past and still have historical importance:
These monuments are a vital part of the cultural heritage of South America.
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- The area has been designated a world heritage site.
- They consider the building to be an important part of region's heritage.
- A fund has been set up to preserve the town's heritage.
- The heritage industry has an annual turnover of 25 million pounds.
- A vital part of the country's heritage has been destroyed.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Custom, tradition & conformity
- apple pie
- as American as apple pie idiom 1
- backward-looking
- backwards
- be (like) sheep idiom
- blend into the scenery idiom
- cue
- fashion
- folk
- folk memory
- folklore
- follow the crowd idiom
- nonconformist
- norm
- orthodoxy
- patrimony
- reactionary
- scenery
- sheep
- zeitgeist
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