ancestry

noun · AN-ses-tree

CEFR C1

the family members you come from, long ago

वंश, पूर्वज-परंपरा

Usage

of Indian ancestrytrace your ancestrymixed ancestry

Examples

Many people in Fiji are of Indian ancestry.

She used a DNA test to trace her ancestry.

Common mistake

My ancestry will be my grandchildren.

My descendants will be my grandchildren.

Ancestry is who came before you; descendants come after.

Remember: Ancestry: your ancestors in a line.

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