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How to pronounce ancestral in American English
“ancestral” pronunciation by American speakers
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“ancestral” in real sentences — American speakers
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ancestral Native Americans.
National Park Service
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occupier of their ancestral land?
State Department
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ancestral lands against their will.
CDC
Why real speech
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