heritage

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See also héritage

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Alternative forms

• hæritage (archaic)

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Etymology

French héritage, from Latin hereditas.

Noun

heritage (usually uncountable; plural heritages)

1. An inheritance; property that may be inherited.
2. A tradition; something that can be passed down from preceding generations.
3. A birthright; the status acquired by birth, especially of but not exclusive to the firstborn.
4. (attributive) Having a certain background, such as growing up with a second language.

   The university requires heritage Spanish students to enroll in a specially designed Spanish program not available to non-heritage students.

Translations

property

Chinese: Mandarin: 遺產 (cmn), 遗产 (cmn) (yíchǎn) Croatian: násljēđe (hr) f. Czech: dědictví (cs) n. Dutch: erfenis (nl) f. Ewe: domenyinu Finnish: perintö (fi) French: héritage (fr) m. German: Erbschaft (de) f., Erbe (de) n. Irish: oidhreacht (ga) f.

Macedonian: наследство (mk) (následstvo) n. Polish: spadek (pl) m. Portuguese: herança (pt) f. Russian: наследство (ru) (naslédstvo) n. Scottish Gaelic: oighreachd (gd) f. Serbian: nasledstvo n. Swedish: arv (sv), arvegods (sv) Telugu: వారసత్వం (vaarasatvam) Turkish: miras (tr) Welsh: etifeddiaeth f.

tradition

Chinese: Mandarin: 遺產 (cmn), 遗产 (cmn) (yíchǎn) Croatian: násljēđe (hr) f. Czech: dědictví (cs) n. Dutch: erfenis (nl) f., erfgoed (nl) n. Esperanto: heredaĵo (eo) Ewe: domenyinu Finnish: perinne (fi), perimätieto (fi), perintö (fi) French: héritage (fr) m. German: Erbe (de) n. Irish: oidhreacht (ga) f.

Macedonian: наследство (mk) (následstvo) n. Polish: dziedzictwo n., spuścizna f. Portuguese: herança (pt) f. Romanian: tradiție (ro) f. Russian: наследие (ru) (naslédije) n. Scottish Gaelic: dualchas (gd) m. Serbian: nasleđe (sr) n. Swedish: arv (sv), kulturarv (sv) Telugu: వారసత్వం (vaarasatvam) Turkish: gelenek (tr), görenek (tr), adet (tr), anane (tr) Welsh: treftadaeth f.

birthright

Ewe: domenyinu, ŋgɔgbevinyenye Finnish: syntymäoikeus (fi) German: Geburtsrecht (de) n., Erbe (de) n. Irish: oidhreacht (ga) f. Macedonian: првородство (mk) (prvoródstvo) n.

Portuguese: herança (pt) f. Russian: первородство (ru) (pervoródstvo) n. Scottish Gaelic: dual (gd) m., còir-bhreith (gd) f. Telugu: వారసత్వం (vaarasatvam) Welsh: treftadaeth f.

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Ido: heredo Romanian: moștenire