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What does heritage mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word heritage? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. An inheritance; property that may be inherited.
  2. A tradition; a practice or set of values that is passed down from preceding generations through families or through institutional memory.
  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.
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The Acholi people of Northern Uganda have a rich and diverse cultural heritage.
Their spear and shield-wielding war dances clearly illustrate the rich heritage that the tribe has strived to maintain over the centuries.
Back then, her jet black hair fell to her waist, her panyol heritage obvious in her features.
Waves of immigrants from Canada and Europe provoked jeremiads bemoaning the demise of New England's Anglo-Puritan colonial heritage.
Many accommodations can be made for Maori so they can pursue their cultural heritage that make little or no impact on anyone else.
Cheng said the government and the public were in accord on preservation of heritage sites.

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