ancestralcommunity
nounUK /ænˈsɛstrəl kəˈmjuːnəti/
US /ænˈsɛstrəl kəˈmjunəti/
A group of people who are all related to the same family from long ago.
The village was an ancestral community where everyone shared the same great-great-grandparents.
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2. A community that has lived in the same place for many generations.
The ancestral community had farmed the same valley for over three hundred years.
3. A group of people connected by shared old traditions and family roots.
Members of the ancestral community gathered each year to honor their founders.
4. A settlement formed by the descendants of one original family.
The ancestral community grew from a single homestead into a small town.