ancestral
adjective
an·ces·tral
an-ˈse-strəl 
: of, relating to, or inherited from an ancestor
ancestral estates
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Hu Sanshou; 2013; China; 70 min An intimate portrait of the filmmaker’s ancestral village interwoven with the community’s testimony about
its memories of the Great Famine.
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Addie Morfoot, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
Through the years, GOT embedded itself in the north of Ireland, whose rugged coastline became the Iron Islands, and its castles the ancestral Stark homes.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
His Indian Removal Act forced more than 50,000 Native Americans off their ancestral homes, opening up the land for white settlement.
—Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 30 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.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 29 Jan. 2025
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Addie Morfoot, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
Through the years, GOT embedded itself in the north of Ireland, whose rugged coastline became the Iron Islands, and its castles the ancestral Stark homes.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
His Indian Removal Act forced more than 50,000 Native Americans off their ancestral homes, opening up the land for white settlement.
—Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 30 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.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Ancestral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ancestral. Accessed 21 Feb. 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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