ancestral grounds
Inherited family land
Ancestral grounds are lands associated with one's ancestors or ethnic heritage, particularly territory where previous generations lived, hunted, or are buried.
The phrase often appears in discussions of indigenous peoples and their historical connection to specific regions: The tribe fought to protect their ancestral grounds from development.
The term carries weight in legal and political contexts involving land rights and cultural preservation.
- homelandOne's native land
- old countryImmigrant's ancestral homeland
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- family treeChart of ancestors
roots · blood ties · burial · sacred · sacred land · tribe · tribal lands · elders · territory · native · indigenous · bloodline · tradition · spirits · spirit world · clan · soil · birthplace
- cemeteriescemetery, graves, grave, burial, headstones
- heritage sitesWorld Heritage Site, historic landmarks, Machu Picchu, monument, cultural landmarks
- burial customsburial, burial rites, burials, burial customs, tombs
ancestral groundsforeign land
Another country
terra incognita · no man's land · diaspora · exile · displacement
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