How to Pronounce "ancestral"
word
ænˈsɛstɹəɫ
an-SESS-truhl
ænsˈɛstɹəl
an-SESS-truhl
Definition
Related to ancestors or something that comes from people in your family who lived long ago.
IPA Transcription
American English
ænˈsɛstɹəɫ
British English
ænsˈɛstɹəl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
an-SESS-truhl
UK
an-SESS-truhl
Listen in Context
They visited their ancestral village during the holiday.
The family keeps their ancestral customs alive.
This land is their ancestral property.
He feels a strong connection to his ancestral roots.