ancestral
adjective
an·ces·tral
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Definition of ancestral
: of, relating to, or inherited from an ancestor
ancestral estates
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Other Words from ancestral
ancestrally
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Examples of ancestral in a Sentence
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In December 1835, a minority party of the Cherokee Nation met government officials to sign the Treaty of New Echota, which laid out the terms for the removal of the Cherokee from the nation's ancestral lands in the southeastern United States. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, "Kimberly Teehee Is the Cherokee Nation’s First Delegate to Congress," 4 Sep. 2019 Leaders of the fledgling nation also felt that removing Native Americans from the ancestral land — by any means necessary — was key to allowing an expanding and poorer white population to move west, the historian writes. — Washington Post, "Book tries to show how US democracy hurt Native Americans," 25 Aug. 2019 The garden honors Changsha, China, the ancestral home for many Minnesota Hmongs, according to the St. Paul city website. — Zekriah Chaudhry, Twin Cities, "Hmong Cultural Plaza at Phalen Regional Park gets early funding," 23 Aug. 2019 Passing down ancestral hunting and survival skills is seen as crucial at a time when such knowledge is disappearing. — Acacia Johnson, National Geographic, "As ice melts, the Inuit strive to keep their culture alive," 16 Aug. 2019 Maryland Baltimore: The news of Toni Morrison’s death led a west Baltimore artist to create his own version of an ancestral shrine. — USA TODAY, "Smokey Bear, tarantula trek, censoring Adam and Eve: News from around our 50 states," 9 Aug. 2019 Eddie Chu, a pro-democracy lawmaker, warned protesters this past week to avoid villages, graves, and ancestral halls in the area. — Austin Ramzy, BostonGlobe.com, "Hong Kong protest hit by police tear gas as thousands gather in Yuen Long," 27 July 2019 Here’s your chance to throw a big fish fry for your friends and help Colorado Parks & Wildlife restore a native cutthroat trout population in its ancestral waters. — John Meyer, The Know, "Colorado anglers can keep all the fish they can catch at the Great Sand Dunes (at least, temporarily)," 24 July 2019 Hur’s goal in creating these beguiling works is to welcome such ancestral spirits into our space. — Sharon Mizota, latimes.com, "Art as a portal to Korean ancestors? The mesmerizing work of Hanna Hur," 1 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ancestral.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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ancestral
adjective
an·ces·tral
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Kids Definition of ancestral
: of, relating to, or coming from an ancestor
They visited their ancestral home.
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