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Ancestral

/æˈnsɛstrəl/
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(adj) Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors

They were erected to commemorate a certain event or to tell an ancestral legend.
Our ancestral home is in Tongli, Jiangsu.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The family traveled to visit their ____ home in the small village.

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