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family history

family history

Meaning of family history

information about your family in the past

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British English/ˈfæməli ˈhɪstəri/
American English/ˈfæməli ˈhɪstəri/
Russian transcription[rədɐˈslovnəjə]
family history
family history - родословная
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family history with Russian translation

family history usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Моя родословная уходит корнями в Шотландию.

My family history goes back to Scotland.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она узнала больше о своей родословной из старых писем.

She learned more about her family history from old letters.

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family history synonyms

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What's the difference between family history / ancestry / genealogy / pedigree / lineage

🇬🇧English
family history

родословная — information about your family in the past

B1Often

My family history goes back to Scotland.

Моя родословная уходит корнями в Шотландию.

F
🇬🇧English
family history

the history or background of a family, especially ancestors and important events

A2Very Often

She knows a lot about her family history.

Она много знает о своей родословной.

A
🇬🇧English
ancestry

the people you come from, especially your ancestors

A2Often

He is proud of his ancestry.

Он гордится своим происхождением.

G
🇬🇧English
genealogy

the study of family lines and ancestors, or a family tree

A2Rarely

She studies genealogy in her free time.

Она изучает генеалогию в свободное время.

P
🇬🇧English
pedigree

a record of a person's or animal's family line; also used for quality or background

A2Often

The puppy has a good pedigree.

У щенка хорошая родословная.

L
🇬🇧English
lineage

the direct line of ancestors in a family

A2Often

The family has a long royal lineage.

У этой семьи длинная королевская родословная.

D
🇬🇧English
descent

the line of ancestors from which a person comes

A2Often

She is of Scottish descent.

Она шотландского происхождения.

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How to pronounce family history and what this word means

family history translation: родословная. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce family history

/ˈfæməli ˈhɪstəri/

family history translation

родословная

family history examples

My family history goes back to Scotland.

family history transcription

/ˈfæməli ˈhɪstəri/, /ˈfæməli ˈhɪstəri/

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family history meaning: what does it mean?

information about your family in the past

family history pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

family history is pronounced as /ˈfæməli ˈhɪstəri/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

family history definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

My family history goes back to Scotland. Translation: Моя родословная уходит корнями в Шотландию.

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