descendent

Example Sentences

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A French arbitration court in February ordered Malaysia to pay the sum to the descendents of the last Sultan of Sulu to settle a dispute over a colonial-era land deal.

From Reuters

Locals say the drying up of the waters of Lake Sawa presages the return of the Imam al-Mahdi, a revered figure in Shiite Islam and a descendent of the prophet.

From Seattle Times

Prudentopolis, dubbed “Little Ukraine,” has a large Christian Orthodox church that is the center of a community of descendents of Ukrainian immigrants.

From Reuters

"This is the sound of slavery," said DC Campbell, a Grenadian novelist and descendent of slaves.

From BBC

It’s a descendent of the earlier super-contagious “stealth omicron” and has quickly gained ground in the United States.

From Seattle Times