Ancestry — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the descendants of one individual

inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæpsuːlˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈansɛstɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈansɛstɹi/

3 syllables Say it as /kˌæpsuːlˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

his entire lineage has been warriors

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

descent stemma bloodline origin parentage pedigree line blood line blood line of descent stock lineage derivation filiation

Parts of Speech

noun	the descendants of one individual “his entire lineage has been warriors”
noun	inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

Word Forms

lineal	adjective	in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
descend	verb	come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
parent	verb	bring up
derive	verb	come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Abstammung

die Nachkommen einer Person

🇫🇷French

ascendance

les descendants d'un individu

🇪🇸Spanish

ascendencia

los descendientes de un individuo

🇮🇹Italian

ascendenza

i discendenti di un individuo

🇳🇱Dutch

voorgeslacht

de nakomelingen van één individu

🇵🇹Portuguese

ancestralidade

os descendentes de um indivíduo

🇷🇺Russian

происхождение

потомки одного человека

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वंशावली

एक व्यक्ति के वंशज

🇧🇩Bengali

বংশ

এক ব্যক্তির বংশধর

🇮🇳Tamil

பரம்பரை

ஒரு தனிநபரின் சந்ததியினர்

🇮🇳Telugu

పూర్వీకులు

ఒక వ్యక్తి యొక్క వారసులు

🇮🇳Marathi

वंश

एका व्यक्तीचे वंशज

🇮🇳Gujarati

વંશ

એક વ્યક્તિના વંશજો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೂರ್ವಜರು

ಒಬ್ಬ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ವಂಶಸ್ಥರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വംശപരമ്പര

ഒരു വ്യക്തിയുടെ പിൻഗാമികൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵੰਸ਼

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦੇ ਵੰਸ਼ਜ

🇵🇰Urdu

نسب

ایک فرد کی اولاد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

祖先

一个人的后代

🇯🇵Japanese

祖先

ある個人の子孫

🇰🇷Korean

가계

한 개인의 후손

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tổ tiên

con cháu của một cá nhân

🇹🇭Thai

บรรพบุรุษ

ทายาทของบุคคลหนึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

keturunan

keturunan dari satu individu

🇵🇭Filipino

ninuno

ang mga inapo ng isang indibidwal

🇲🇾Malay

keturunan

keturunan seorang individu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

النسب

أحفاد فرد واحد

🇮🇷Persian

اصل و نسب

نوادگان یک فرد

🇹🇷Turkish

soy

bir bireyin torunları

🇮🇱Hebrew

שׁוֹשֶׁלֶת

צאצאיו של אדם אחד

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