{
    "term": "heritage",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the history, traditions, buildings and objects that a country or society has had for many years and that are considered an important part of its character",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Spain’s rich cultural heritage"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The building is part of our national heritage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Folk songs are part of our common heritage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's a family-run business that traces its heritage back to 1884."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The city has an exceptionally rich heritage of historic buildings."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The country has a long and proud heritage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The site has UNESCO World Heritage status."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an organization whose aim is to protect our heritage of wild plants"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["History", "Family and relationships"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["glorious", "precious", "proud"],
                "verb + heritage": ["have", "claim", "conserve"],
                "heritage + noun": ["attraction", "building", "centre/​center"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person's ethnic or religious background; the countries, cultures, religious groups, etc. that a person's parents or ancestors come from",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "What's your heritage?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her heritage is Chinese and Vietnamese."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She made a conscious attempt to explore her Jewish heritage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was the first mayor of black African heritage in a major European city."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I will not abandon my religious heritage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This performance is a celebration of our heritage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the 40 million or so Americans who claim an Irish heritage"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "used to describe a traditional product, brand, type of animal or plant variety, especially one that is old-fashioned, rare and of high quality",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Cotswold sheep are considered a heritage breed in Canada."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Heritage carrots are not always orange in colour."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They work with some of Britain's oldest heritage brands, including Jaguar, Harrods and the BBC."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈherɪtɪdʒ/",
                "audio": "he/heritage/heritage__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈherɪtɪdʒ/",
                "audio": "he/heritage/heritage__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French heritage, from heriter ‘inherit’, from ecclesiastical Latin hereditare, from Latin heres, hered- ‘heir’."
}