ancestrygrouping
nounUK /ˈæn.ses.tri ˌɡruː.pɪŋ/
US /ˈæn.ses.tri ˌɡruː.pɪŋ/
A way of putting people together based on where their families came from long ago.
The class made an ancestry grouping chart showing the different places their families came from.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act of sorting family histories into shared categories.
The museum's ancestry grouping of old records helped visitors find their relatives.
3. A set of people who share a common family background.
Her ancestry grouping includes families from three different continents.
4. A label used in studies to describe where a person's ancestors lived.
The survey asked each person to choose an ancestry grouping from the list.