Synonyms of 'ancestry'
(noun)
family descent
They can trace their ancestry back to the seventeenth century.Synonyms
origin
, people of Asian origin
house
, the Saudi Royal House
family
, Her family came to Los Angeles at the turn of the century.
line
, We were part of a long line of artists.
race
, We welcome students of all races, faiths and nationalities.
stock
, We are both from working-class stock.
blood
, He was of noble blood, and an officer.
ancestors
, descent
, All the contributors were of foreign descent.
pedigree
, a countess of impeccable pedigree
extraction
, a young Brazilian of German extraction
lineage
, They can trace their lineage back to the 18th century.
forebears
, antecedents
, parentage
, She is a Londoner of mixed English and Jamaican parentage.
forefathers
, genealogy
, He had sat and repeated his family's genealogy to her.
derivation
, The derivation of its name is obscure.
progenitors
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of blood
relationship through being of the same family, race, or kind
He was of noble blood, and an officer.
in the sense of derivation
the origin or descent of something, such as a word
The derivation of its name is obscure.
in the sense of descent
derivation from an ancestor
All the contributors were of foreign descent.
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