ancestry
BrE /ˈæns.strɪ/ AmE /ˈæns.strər.i/
noun en → es
the family history of a person or group, especially the origins and relatives from long ago
ascendencia, origen familiar
- have an ancestry
Collocations family ancestry · ancient ancestry
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She has a proud ancestry.
Ella tiene una ascendencia orgullosa.
the line of ancestors or relatives from whom someone is descended
linaje, descendencia
- a person's ancestry
Collocations royal ancestry · noble ancestry
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He comes from a long line of poets, with a noble ancestry.
Viene de una larga línea de poetas, con un linaje noble.