n. family descent or lineage
He traced his ancestry back to Napoleon.
He traced his ancestry back to Napoleon.
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Vietnamese with Chinese ancestry worked hard to leave their country to seek greater economic and social freedom.
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He hired a genealogist to trace his ancestry.
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What type of ancestry does Donte's mother have?
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Chloe talks about her Korean ancestry. What does ancestry mean?
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What type of ancestry does Donte's father have?
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lineage; line of descent; descent; bloodline
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3 syllables
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