ancestral
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As recently as the 1940s, involuntary mass transfers of populations from their ancestral homes formed part of the diplomatic tool kit.
Zionism is, in essence, a communitarian nationalism: the assertion of a people’s right to self-determination in its ancestral homeland.
These recreated versions, known as ancestral enzymes, were then produced in the laboratory and tested directly.
From Science Daily
Researchers from the University of Utah recently published a paper describing the tiny roundworm and formally naming it in a way that honors the Indigenous people whose ancestral lands include the lake.
From Science Daily
Brick and stone floors with chips and random damage give the viewer the sense of being present in the courtyard of an ancient ancestral house.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
