ancestry

[an-ses-tree, -suh-stree] / ˈæn sɛs tri, -sə stri /

NOUN

family predecessors; family history

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ancestor antecedent descent extraction forebear genealogy heritage lineage origin parentage

STRONG

blood breed breeding derivation forefather foremother forerunner house kindred line pedigree precursor primogenitor progenitor race source stock

WEAK

antecessor foregoer

Antonyms

STRONG

effect end result

Example Sentences

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The highest rates were found among people with ancestry from north west Ireland, where about one in 54 people are estimated to carry the variant.

From Science Daily

They also set up a recruiting station at high-level age-grade rugby events, inviting those with the ancestry and interest to scan a QR code and enter their details.

From BBC

He played at the field hockey World Cup for his native South Africa, but holds an Italian passport now through his ancestry.

From Barron's

Published in Nature, the study sheds new light on African populations that lived close to the evolutionary branch leading to Homo sapiens and helps clarify the shared ancestry of H. sapiens, Neanderthals, and Denisovans.

From Science Daily

Many citizens of the former U.S.S.R., especially Belarusian citizens, enjoy special benefits in Poland if they manage to prove Polish ancestry.

From The Wall Street Journal

ancestry

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