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ancestor meaning in Bengali

পূর্বপুরুষ purbopuruś

UK/ˈæn.sɛs.tə//ˈæn.sɛs.tɚ/

ancestor in Bengali: পূর্বপুরুষ (purbopuruś). In English, ancestor means one from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.

Bengali words for ancestor

ancestor, forefather, progenitor, elder
পূর্বপুরুষ purbopuruś

English meaning of ancestor

  1. noun One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.
  2. noun An earlier type; a progenitor.
  3. noun One from whom an estate has descended;—the correlative of heir.
  4. noun One who had the same role or function in former times.

Full definition of ancestor

ancestor in a sentence

  • This fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse.

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Questions about ancestor in Bengali

What is the meaning of ancestor in Bengali?
Ancestor in Bengali is পূর্বপুরুষ (purbopuruś).
ancestor এর বাংলা অর্থ কী?
Ancestor: পূর্বপুরুষ (purbopuruś).
What does ancestor mean in English?
Ancestor means one from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.

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Bengali words from Wiktionary's Bengali entries whose English meaning is “ancestor”: পূর্বপুরুষ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: ancestor (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Bengali words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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