ancestral
adjective
an·ces·tral
an-ˈse-strəl 
: of, relating to, or inherited from an ancestor
ancestral estates
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Farmers receive training to enhance production while adopting innovative tools that complement their ancestral practices.
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Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
But by the early 20th century, following the displacement and enslavement wrought by successive waves of settlers — the Spanish, the Mexicans and then white Americans — the Tongva had lost their ancestral homeland in Southern California.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Trump's border wall construction during his first term as president was criticized by border tribes such as the Tohono O'odham in Arizona for being built in the middle of sacred lands and ancestral burial grounds.
—Lexie Schapitl, NPR, 17 Jan. 2025
The film is an unapologetic celebration of the powerful, ancestral bond embedded in Black women.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
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Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
But by the early 20th century, following the displacement and enslavement wrought by successive waves of settlers — the Spanish, the Mexicans and then white Americans — the Tongva had lost their ancestral homeland in Southern California.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Trump's border wall construction during his first term as president was criticized by border tribes such as the Tohono O'odham in Arizona for being built in the middle of sacred lands and ancestral burial grounds.
—Lexie Schapitl, NPR, 17 Jan. 2025
The film is an unapologetic celebration of the powerful, ancestral bond embedded in Black women.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Ancestral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ancestral. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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ancestral
adjective
an·ces·tral
an-ˈses-trəl
: of, relating to, or developed from an ancestor
ancestral home
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