heritage
something that is handed down from the past, as a tradition: a national heritage of honor, pride, and courage.
something that comes or belongs to one by reason of birth; an inherited lot or portion: a heritage of poverty and suffering.
something reserved for one: the heritage of the righteous.
Law.
something that has been or may be inherited by legal descent or succession.
any property, especially land, that devolves by right of inheritance.
noting or relating to a product, place, etc., that evokes a nostalgic sense of tradition or history: visitors to a heritage site in the Middle East.
noting or relating to an older, traditional breed of animal or plant: raising pure-breed heritage hogs.: Compare heirloom (def. 3).
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How to use heritage in a sentence
Rio Tinto Group Chief Executive Officer Jean-Sebastien Jacques will step down amid an investor backlash over the destruction of ancient Aboriginal heritage sites in Australia.
The CEO of mining giant Rio Tinto is forced out following the destruction of an ancient archeological site | Bernhard Warner | September 11, 2020 | FortuneOne recent study estimates that only 1% of research on the impacts of climate change on heritage is related to Africa.
Some of Africa’s most important heritage sites will be lost to climate change without intervention | Nick Brooks | August 20, 2020 | QuartzThe movement has been led by young Kumeyaay women, who say the government has ignored evidence of the cultural heritage sites they’re now building over.
Border Report: Kumeyaay Band Sues to Stop Border Wall Construction | Maya Srikrishnan | August 17, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoMinnesota spends around $39 million on the arts and cultural heritage every year.
Jim accidentally pinned a young bicyclist between the bumper of his Chevy C10 and a heritage oak in Palo Alto, California.
However, being of Arab heritage and Muslim, I'd really love to see an Arab or Muslim James Bond.
There are six UNESCO biosphere reserves and nine UNESCO World heritage sites.
An Australian woman in her late twenties told me she was an “honorary Jew” with no actual Jewish heritage.
A more recent phenomenon in the political universe is politicians of Hispanic heritage who are not fluent in Spanish.
Which Potential Candidates Speak Spanish—and Will It Matter? | Eleanor Clift | December 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTVirtually all the southwestern gangs of Mexican heritage (Surenos or Southsiders) are under their control.
The Mexican Mafia Is the Daddy of All Street Gangs | Seth Ferranti | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe knew that there was cardiac trouble in his family, but he had never realized before the meaning of his heritage.
Dope | Sax RohmerIt was only Dutch, a foolish charm, a heritage of barbarity and ignorance, but I was too weary to protest.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydA desire for happiness is our common heritage, he was saying in his richly melodious voice.
The Fifth String | John Philip SousaGod has given the American people a goodly heritage—the fairest the world has ever seen.
Portrait and Biography of Parson Brownlow, The Tennessee Patriot | William Gannaway BrownlowAnd if the monumental record of their virtues be a just one, why did they heirloom on posterity this bitter heritage of swearing?
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian Sharman
British Dictionary definitions for heritage
/ (ˈhɛrɪtɪdʒ) /
something inherited at birth, such as personal characteristics, status, and possessions
anything that has been transmitted from the past or handed down by tradition
the evidence of the past, such as historical sites, buildings, and the unspoilt natural environment, considered collectively as the inheritance of present-day society
(as modifier; cap. as part of name): Bannockburn Heritage Centre
something that is reserved for a particular person or group or the outcome of an action, way of life, etc: the sea was their heritage; the heritage of violence
law any property, esp land, that by law has descended or may descend to an heir
Bible
the Israelites regarded as belonging inalienably to God
the land of Canaan regarded as God's gift to the Israelites
Origin of heritage
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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