ANCESTRY


Meaning of ANCESTRY in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ common , shared

The two species have developed from a common ~.

▪ African , Japanese , etc.

VERB + ANCESTRY

▪ claim , have , share

Humans share a common ~ with chimpanzees.

▪ trace

We can trace our ~ back to the 17th century.

ANCESTRY + VERB

▪ go back to

The company claims an ~ going back to 1727.

PHRASES

▪ be of Irish, German, etc. ~

He is of Chinese ~.

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