heritage
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4.0
- noun
- /ˈhɛrɪtɪdʒ/
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patrimonio
- I am proud of my family's heritage, which reflects generations of unique customs and values.
- cultural heritage
- culture and heritage
- national heritage
Over here is the UNESCO World Heritage site that is super old.
- Over here is the UNESCO World Heritage site that is super old.
- And that's the heritage that we're still living with now.
- There's an underlying heritage of kind of Islamic values in these markets.
- It's difficult to understand, but this is where your heritage starts.
- And then we have to put abstract systems almost in the heritage of linguistics.
- I am doing a panel for Filipino Heritage Month.
- It is time for women to draw on this rich heritage.
- Born and raised in the UK, Afghan heritage.
- We may never know because we've erased our heritage.
- So what are these threats to kind of our democratic heritage?
- This guy is he's robbing our heritage, right?
- It's kind of protection of our heritage.
- So always kind of aware of my my English Heritage, both my grandparents very English.
- He clearly genuinely feels a brotherhood and this deep heritage connection with the people of Ukraine.
- What's your, what's your heritage in strength and stuff like that?
Examples
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I'm extremely proud of my family's heritage as African Americans.
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We have to preserve our heritage.
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But are we really talking about the heritage of those people?
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It's difficult to understand, but this is where your heritage starts.
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I guess I had to accept my heritage.
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It's part of your heritage.
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We're talking about your heritage.
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The truth of your heritage began almost 300 years ago.
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We should celebrate the culture and the rich musical heritage of our neighbors to the south.
Academic text (2008) -
The important thing is to do something to celebrate the cultural heritage of the students in our classrooms.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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3.0
The ideas, customs, and arts shared by a group of people
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2.0
A custom or belief passed down in families and groups over time
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4.2
Things from the past that people keep and remember, for example money or achievements
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3.7
A quality, belief, or tradition that older family members pass down
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3.7
Traditions, objects, and customs people keep and pass on to future generations
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3.9
The past of a society's art, beliefs, and customs
Things, traditions and values family members pass down from earlier generations
Compounds
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3.7
Traditions, objects, and customs people keep and pass on to future generations
- Slang
A background combining traditions from different cultures and countries
Shared cultural traditions seen in music, food, and buildings from Turkish and Albanian people
Traditions, history, and way of life of the Viking people, like their stories and tools
How Influential
Surface Forms
Etymology
Heritage comes from an old idea of things 'handed down' to the next generation; it traces to the Latin root heres, meaning 'heir', and is the same root as inherit. So heritage now means the traditions, beliefs, and achievements a family or society passes on.