ancestry

Possessives

man: South Africa is rapidly solving her own paleolithic riddles, which are closely connected with the main problem of man's ancestry.

Converse of object

• share: He is the male spirit of nature and he shares a common ancestry with Pan and Dionysus.
• claim: Scotland is a land of five million and, worldwide, there are over fifty million people who can claim Scottish ancestry.
• have: Olaf, himself, may well have had Danish ancestry.
• research: Scotland's Family A portal for everyone researching Scottish ancestry.
• know: We have included with her known ancestry an armorial portrait that readers might find fairly represents this talented actress's unusual beauty.

Adjective modifier

• Scots: I'm fourth generation Australian, a volatile mixture of Italian, Irish and Scots ancestry.
• noble: The usual stories of noble ancestry abound, but I've not been able to find out anything more.
• Scottish: Welcome to my Home Page Do you have any Scottish ancestry?
• Irish: To possess an Irish ancestry is not a qualification for writing good Irish history.
• African: Given the names of her two parents, both held in slavery, she was of purely African ancestry.

Modifies a noun

• visa: Ancestry visas can be granted for up to four years.
• research: The results of ancestry research may lead to a wish to apply for a grant of Arms.
• group: German-Americans are the largest ancestry group in most of the state, particularly in the eastern counties.
• page: For a discussion of the development of various ampliphase transmitters see the ancestry page in the links at the bottom of this page.
• living: Furthermore, the Irish nation cherishes its special affinity with people of Irish ancestry living abroad who share its cultural identity and heritage.

Noun used with modifier

• Viking: He learns that his family have a dark Viking ancestry.
• family: My family ancestry has been traced back to Roger Eastman.