ancestral home

collocation in English

meaningsofancestralandhome

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ancestral
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ænˈses.trəl/us
/ænˈses.trəl/
relating to members of your family from ...
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home
noun
uk
/həʊm/us
/hoʊm/
the house, apartment, etc. where you live, especially with ...
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(Definition ofancestralandhomefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofancestral home

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Moreover, unlike sons, married daughters (even if facing marital harassment) have no residence rights in theancestralhome.
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There had been something in the press that day about someone'sancestralhome.
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We should not forget that we are talking of theancestralhomeof the people who now live there.
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Every week throughout each summer they fork out their half-crowns, put them into a ducal hand and are guided over the greatancestralhome.
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However, it is an island and theancestralhomeof the people who now claim it.
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The population of the town doubles when the immigrants / expatriates return to spend their summer vacations in theirancestralhome.
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Commonly, a person usually defines his/her hometown as what his/her father considers to be hisancestralhome.
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He had an observatory built at hisancestralhomein 1808.
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After five months, the wife must leave her husband for a year and return to live in herancestralhome.
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Taran joins her escort to a royal court where she will continue her education, near to herancestralhome.
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Theancestralhomeof these princes is located southwest from the modern city.
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With death duties very high post-war, she had to sell theancestralhomeand grounds to keep it intact.
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It is, therefore, theancestralhomeof royal house.
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He had to leave hisancestralhomebecause of property disputes and marriage of his own choice.
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He will also find that a six-lane highway is about to be built around hisancestralhome, which may be demolished.
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The house was also not theancestralhomedepicted in the film.
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In theancestralhomeof the man, the wife is welcomed into the family by the eldest member of the family.
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This feature allows the married children of families to continue living in the sameancestralhomethey grew up in.
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A portion of hisancestralhomeis now housing the school building.
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