Ancestries

Q: What is a synonym for "ancestries"?

Common synonyms include: ancestral background, bloodline, demographic background, descent, family histories, heritage.

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Noun

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plural of ancestry form-of, plural

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ancestral background bloodline demographic background descent family histories heritage

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modern origin new origin no ancestry recent origin

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"My "grandma" neighbour Moli, a Fijian of mixed Chinese and East Indian descent, has grandchildren Darius and Jewel, who are part black because their father was a Caribbean black. So, the grandchildren have all Mongoloid, Caucasoid, Negroid, and Australoid ancestries."

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