descendant
Example Sentences
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It was primarily aimed at the descendants of those who were victims of the transatlantic slave trade.
From BBC
“Immigrants built this country, literally,” said country star Shaboozey, a descendant of Nigerian immigrant parents, winning for country duo/group performance.
From Los Angeles Times
Like Xi, Zhang, a member of the party’s elite Politburo, is one of China’s “princelings,” as the descendants of revolutionary elders and high-ranking party officials are known.
Both men are “princelings,” as the descendants of revolutionary elders and high-ranking party officials are known.
A pilgrimage to the oldest concrete road in America detours to meeting a descendant of the undertaker who embalmed Chef Boyardee.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
