- heritage
- nounADJECTIVE▪ glorious, precious, proud, rich▪
The country has a long and proud heritage.
▪ unique▪ natural▪ common, national, shared▪Folk songs are part of our common heritage.
▪ ancient▪ architectural, artistic, cultural, historic, historical, industrial, literary, maritime, musical, religious, spiritual▪ ethnic, racial▪ diverse, mixed▪A third of the country's population is of mixed racial heritage.
▪ African, Jewish, etc.▪ biological, family, geneticVERB + HERITAGE▪ have▪The city has an exceptionally rich heritage of historic buildings.
▪ claim▪the 40 million or so Americans who claim an Irish heritage
▪ conserve (esp. BrE), preserve, protect, safeguard (esp. BrE)▪an organization whose aim is to protect our heritage of wild plants
▪ abandon, destroy, lose▪I will not abandon my religious heritage.
▪ celebrate, embrace, reclaim▪The performance shows how African Americans celebrate their heritage.
▪ explore▪She made a conscious attempt to explore her Jewish heritage.
▪ trace▪It's a family-run business that traces its heritage back to 1884.
▪ share▪They share a common ethnic heritage.
HERITAGE + NOUN▪ attraction (BrE), building (esp. BrE), centre/center, museum, park, site▪ trail, walk (BrE)▪ tourism▪ industry▪ language▪ conservation, preservation (esp. AmE), protection▪ status▪The site has UNESCO World Heritage status.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
