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heritage
[ her-i-tij ]
noun
- something that is handed down from the past, as a tradition:
a national heritage of honor, pride, and courage.
- something that comes or belongs to one by reason of birth; an inherited lot or portion:
a heritage of poverty and suffering.
Synonyms: ,
- something reserved for one:
the heritage of the righteous.
- Law.
- something that has been or may be inherited by legal descent or succession.
- any property, especially land, that devolves by right of inheritance.
adjective
- noting or relating to a product, place, etc., that evokes a nostalgic sense of tradition or history:
visitors to a heritage site in the Middle East.
- noting or relating to an older, traditional breed of animal or plant: Compare heirloom ( def 3 ).
raising pure-breed heritage hogs.
heritage
/ ˈ³óÉ›°ùɪ³Ùɪ»åÏô /
noun
- something inherited at birth, such as personal characteristics, status, and possessions
- anything that has been transmitted from the past or handed down by tradition
- the evidence of the past, such as historical sites, buildings, and the unspoilt natural environment, considered collectively as the inheritance of present-day society
- ( as modifier; cap. as part of name )
Bannockburn Heritage Centre
- something that is reserved for a particular person or group or the outcome of an action, way of life, etc
the heritage of violence
the sea was their heritage
- law any property, esp land, that by law has descended or may descend to an heir
- Bible
- the Israelites regarded as belonging inalienably to God
- the land of Canaan regarded as God's gift to the Israelites
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of heritage1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
In 2021, Tom Cruise surprised locals of Pickering when he touched down in a helicopter to shoot scenes for Mission: Impossible at a heritage railway.
"I did notice there was a lot of Irish heritage, which as far as I knew was wrong," she says.
A sergeant who has been listed as a defendant in several suits, Ashraf “Andy†Hanna, took his own legal action against the city, claiming he was discriminated against because of his Egyptian heritage.
Still, she’s proud to proclaim Selena as her biggest inspiration because of how she navigated the complexities of her Mexican American heritage.
Liberals who take pride in their country’s democratic heritage assume that the right of representation stops at the factory gates.
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