ancestrymap
nounUK /ˈæn.ses.tri.mæp/
US /ˈæn.ses.tri.mæp/
A map that shows where your family came from long ago.
We used an ancestrymap to find out which countries our grandparents lived in.
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2. A chart that traces how a family moved from place to place over time.
The ancestrymap showed the family moving from Ireland to America in the 1800s.
3. A digital tool that connects your family names to regions on a world map.
She uploaded her family names to the ancestrymap and saw them light up across Europe.
4. A picture showing the branches of a family and where each branch started.
Our class made an ancestrymap with colored dots for each student's family origins.