ancestral
adjective
an·ces·tral
an-ˈse-strəl 
: of, relating to, or inherited from an ancestor
ancestral estates
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The Arizona Republic traveled to the Klamath last year for a series of stories about the damage inflicted by the dams and the work to restore wildlife habitat and ancestral homelands.
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Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2024
Framed by the walls of ancestral — or ancestral-effect — oil portraits and equestrian scenes, in a room redolent of pastrami amuse-bouches and the scent of deal-making, the runway looks were entirely at home.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2024
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Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2024
Framed by the walls of ancestral — or ancestral-effect — oil portraits and equestrian scenes, in a room redolent of pastrami amuse-bouches and the scent of deal-making, the runway looks were entirely at home.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2024
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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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