Portuguese-English translations for ancestral

• ancestor
  This fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse
• ancestress
• ancestral
  Genuine asylum seekers should seek refuge in the first safe country; one that will be culturally, religiously and ancestrally related to them. Os verdadeiros requerentes de asilo devem procurar refúgio no primeiro país seguro que encontrem; num país a que estejam ligados do ponto de vista cultural, religioso e ancestral.
  Ladies and gentlemen, Europe, as the ancestral home of culture, cannot continue to do nothing in the face of these problems that make it suffer. Caros Colegas, a Europa, enquanto espaço ancestral de cultura, não pode continuar de braços cruzados perante estes problemas que a fazem sofrer.
  an ancestral estate
• antecedent
  an event antecedent to the Biblical Flood
  an antecedent cause
  an antecedent improbability
• forefather

Related words

• ancestralidade
• ancestralismo
• ancestral apical