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heritage

Definition for heritage

noun as in person's background, tradition

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The 28-year-old made history as the first-ever deaf woman to be crowned Miss South Africa in August, following a controversy-hit competition which saw one finalist withdraw after being trolled over her Nigerian heritage.

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When she gets sworn in next month, she will become the first L.A. council member of Filipino heritage and District 14’s first female and first LGBTQ+ representative.

Its addition to the register "will help to ensure that essential repairs are carried out and focus given to finding sustainable new uses," the heritage body said.

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"People in Wales have their own language and they want to protect their own heritage," he said.

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In a state where an estimated 83% of Latinos are of Mexican heritage, the changing faces of illegal immigration are drawing less and less empathy.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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