Appearance
Use device theme  
Dark theme
Light theme

What is an ancestry?

What is an ancestry? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent.
  2. A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent.
Find more words!
Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder
Similar Words
Examples
There's no acting in our family ancestry, so the path to it wasn't clear at all.
I have Welsh parentage, Welsh ancestry, was taught the Welsh language at school, and indeed I have lived in Wales.
McGhie traced his ancestry back by recording the names, birth years and birthplaces of his ancestors.
Although the Mi'kmaq camped in the area in summer for hundreds of years, today the people of this area are predominantly of Acadian ancestry.
As we have often pointed out, similarity does not mean proof of common ancestry or evolutionary relatedness.
To a large extent, the linguistic classification corresponds to the historical records regarding the ancestry of East Asians.

See Also

Nearby Definitions
8-letter Words Starting With
Find Definitions
go
Word Tools Finders & Helpers Apps More Synonyms
Copyright WordHippo © 2024