ancestral

Example Sentences

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Although their forefathers were seized from West and Central Africa centuries ago, the bond between African-Americans and their ancestral home has been a lasting one.

From BBC

To his relief, his parents gave up too and, together with the Adjoyis, decided to move to Tovime, their ancestral home.

From Literature

Countries such as Benin and Sierra Leone also offer citizenship to people of African descent based on verified ancestral ties.

From BBC

Our dogs should be eating “real” food, they say, ideally raw meat—an “ancestral diet” that awakens their inner wolf.

From The Wall Street Journal

For centuries, cats and Istanbul's residents have been very close, an ancestral culture that remains even today.

From Barron's