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- Dictionaryancestry/ˈansɛstri/
noun
- 1. one's family or ethnic descent: "he was proud of his Irish ancestry"
- 2. the origin or background of something: "the book traces the ancestry of women's poetry"
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ANCESTRY definition: 1. your ancestors who lived a long time ago, or the origin of your family: 2. your ancestors who…. Learn more.
The meaning of ANCESTRY is line of descent : lineage; especially : honorable, noble, or aristocratic descent. How to use ancestry in a sentence.
ANCESTRY meaning: 1. your ancestors who lived a long time ago, or the origin of your family: 2. your ancestors who…. Learn more.
Ancestry is basically a history of ancestors, a trail of where your family started and all the descendants that followed. But ancestry goes much further than just your great-great-grand uncle's brother.
the history or developmental process of a phenomenon, object, idea, or style. ancestry. / ˈænsɛstrɪ / noun. lineage or descent, esp when ancient, noble, or distinguished. ancestors collectively.
2 meanings: 1. lineage or descent, esp when ancient, noble, or distinguished 2. ancestors collectively.... Click for more definitions.
ANCESTRY definition: your relatives who lived a long time ago, or the origin of your family: . Learn more.
Definition of ancestry noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
n., pl. -tries. 1. ancestral descent; lineage. 2. honorable or distinguished descent: famous by title and ancestry. 3. a series of ancestors. 4. the origin of a phenomenon, object, idea, or style. 5. the history or developmental process of a phenomenon, object, idea, or style. [1300–50]
Britannica Dictionary definition of ANCESTRY. : a person's ancestors : the people who were in your family in past times. [noncount] They claim to be of noble ancestry. an Englishman of German ancestry = an Englishman who is German by ancestry. a person of unknown ancestry.
