- the history, traditions, buildings and objects that a country or society has had for many years and that are considered an important part of its character
- Spain’s rich cultural heritage
- The building is part of our national heritage.
Extra ExamplesTopics Historyc1, Family and relationshipsc1- Folk songs are part of our common heritage.
- It's a family-run business that traces its heritage back to 1884.
- The city has an exceptionally rich heritage of historic buildings.
- The country has a long and proud heritage.
- The site has UNESCO World Heritage status.
- an organization whose aim is to protect our heritage of wild plants
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- glorious
- precious
- proud
- …
- have
- claim
- conserve
- …
- attraction
- building
- centre/center
- …
- a person's ethnic or religious background; the countries, cultures, religious groups, etc. that a person's parents or ancestors come from
- What's your heritage?
- Her heritage is Chinese and Vietnamese.
- She made a conscious attempt to explore her Jewish heritage.
Extra Examples- He was the first mayor of black African heritage in a major European city.
- I will not abandon my religious heritage.
- This performance is a celebration of our heritage.
- the 40 million or so Americans who claim an Irish heritage
- (in compounds) used to describe a traditional product, brand, type of animal or plant variety, especially one that is old-fashioned, rare and of high quality
- Cotswold sheep are considered a heritage breed in Canada.
- Heritage carrots are not always orange in colour.
- They work with some of Britain's oldest heritage brands, including Jaguar, Harrods and the BBC.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French heritage, from heriter ‘inherit’, from ecclesiastical Latin hereditare, from Latin heres, hered- ‘heir’.
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