Vocabulary

ancestral

祖(そ)先(せん)の(の)

B2 · Upper-intermediate Uncommon

Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Adjective

Relating to, or inherited from an ancestor, such as a father, grandmother, etc. 

父(ちち)、祖母(そぼ)などの先祖(せんぞ)に関係(かんけい)する、または先祖(せんぞ)から受(う)け継(つ)いだもの。

Examples

  1. He has a deep respect for his ancestral traditions.
  2. They preserved their ancestral heritage.

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