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Ancestry in a sentence

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Ancestry meaning

  1. The state of being ancestors.
  2. Birth to a noble or high-ranking family, or to someone of honorable descent.
  3. A series of ancestors; the people from whom one is descended.

Synonyms of Ancestry

lineage family tree genealogy stock stemma parentage origin pedigree blood blood line bloodline descent line of descent line derivation

Ancestry in Dutch

voorouders afstamming

Example sentences (20)

Sharing stories and family ancestry between Elders in the community and students create a rich learning experience.

Does Bru’s French ancestry explain the French title of the production, or is an homage to Canada’s Cirque du Soleil?

A gene variant in certain people, from Neanderthal ancestry, may significantly increase their risk of severe Covid-19.

Jo Raquel Tejada was born in Chicago to a mother who could trace her ancestry to the Mayflower and a father from Bolivia.

But there are also some pretty outstanding signal callers who have Polish ancestry on the maternal side of their lineage.

Map out your family history at an ancestry workshop at Batemans Bay Library on Tuesday, August 15 at 4.30pm.

Today, that museum has expanded to include live music, trail rides, a museum dedicated to her Cherokee ancestry, and more.

After learning about his family's ancestry, he found out that the 17th-century Powhatan woman is his 12th great-grandmother.

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The overwhelming likelihood is that this is meant to be a covert way of revealing Katniss's common ancestry with the Bairds.

The mtDNA is matrilineal and lets you trace your ancestry back through your mother, grandmother, great grandmother and so on.

When applying anti-Semitism – that would not include the Ashkenazi’s given their ancestry is NOT Semite.

The DNA collected from the semen on Ireland’s body also indicated the suspect had 80% Filipino ancestry.

When he arrived in Jerusalem, he invoked his Jewish ancestry and likened the Hamas attacks to those of the Nazis against Jews.

According to the National Park Service, approximately 40% of America’s population can trace their ancestry through Ellis Island.

Prosecutors said that DNA from ancestry websites led to the arrest of the suspected "Golden State Killer," Joseph James DeAngelo.

Though the basic version just traces ancestry, a more deluxe option includes the health screening.

Researching ancestry and DNA testing have become popular in recent years for both humans and pets.

Ancestry vs. 23 and Me: Which DNA testing kit is better for helping you find your family origins?

He loved ancestry and spent years and years researching and compiling ancestry history as it related to his family.

Commonwealth Court kicked the matter back down to the Office of Open Records and instructed the agency to consider Ancestry’s arguments.

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Common combinations with ancestry

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ancestry" in a sentence?
An example: "Sharing stories and family ancestry between Elders in the community and students create a rich learning experience." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "ancestry" from real English texts.
What does "ancestry" mean?
Ancestry means: The state of being ancestors.
What are synonyms of "ancestry"?
Common synonyms of "ancestry" include: lineage, family tree, genealogy, stock, stemma, parentage, origin, pedigree. Plus 7 more synonyms.
What is "ancestry" in Dutch?
"ancestry" translates to Dutch as: voorouders, afstamming.
How many example sentences with "ancestry" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "ancestry", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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