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Meanings of own ancestors in English

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Usage of own ancestors in English
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One of nobler birth propitiates only the spirits of his own ancestors.
The Soul of the Far East
2
So the old man explained that his own ancestors were from Ireland.
The Irish Times
3
Great men are their own ancestors; why not sometimes fair women?
What Will He Do with It? — Volume 12
4
My own ancestors clung to the descendants of James II.
The Parisians — Volume 01
5
The boy thought as dogmatically as though he were one of his own ancestors.
The Education of Henry Adams
6
Panahi's attitude reminds Djalili of the tales of his own ancestors back in Iran.
The Guardian
7
It was like a summons sent down through the ages from his own ancestors.
The Diamond Age
8
Then the students could make tributes to their own ancestors.
Arcadia falls
9
Despite Reagan's stupid remark, his own ancestors came from a world of sacred trees.
The Guardian
10
America, as seen by its native sons, for countless centuries before his own ancestors came.
New york: the novel
11
His own ancestors had been pagans, but never heathen.
The Shagganappi
12
My dear Hildegunde, you are forgetting your own ancestors.
The Sword Maker
13
Back when our own ancestors were like tree squirrels.
Existence
14
Write an account of your own ancestors, choosing either your father's or your mother's family.
Practical English Composition: Book II. / For the Second Year of...
15
I stole, as quietly as one of his own ancestors, to the foot of the stairs.
The Window-Gazer
16
The first was Villa Sfacciata, where one of his very own ancestors, Amerigo Vespucci, had lived.
The monster of florence
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Own ancestors through the time
Own ancestors across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
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