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bloodline

/ˈblʌdlaɪn/noun

उच्चारण ब्लड्लाइन

वंश, वंश-परंपरा, नस्ल

Core word

noun
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    the set of ancestors of a person or an animal over a long period of time

    वंश, वंश-परंपरा, नस्ल

    • The royal bloodline ended with his death.
    • Breeders keep careful records of a horse's bloodline.
    • The breeder can trace the puppy's bloodline back ten generations.
    + 2 more examples
    • Her family claims a bloodline linked to the old kings of Rajasthan.
    • The champion horse comes from a famous racing bloodline.

    Synonyms lineage ancestry descent pedigree line

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

a bloodline (countable)

A bloodline is the line of descent; the plural is bloodlines.

Bloodline वंश-परंपरा है; बहुवचन 'bloodlines' है।

  • The king's bloodline ended with him.
  • Racehorse breeders study bloodlines.

of royal / noble bloodline

Use 'of' with the quality of the descent.

वंश की विशेषता बताने के लिए 'of' आता है।

  • She was a woman of a royal bloodline.
  • The dog comes from a famous bloodline.

continue / carry on the bloodline

These verbs are about having descendants.

ये verbs वंशजों के होने के बारे में हैं।

  • He wanted a son to carry on the bloodline.

through the bloodline

Use 'through' for inheriting something by birth.

जन्म से कुछ विरासत में मिलने के लिए 'through' आता है।

  • The throne passed through the bloodline.

bloodline vs lineage vs ancestry

Bloodline stresses descent by birth; lineage is the line of ancestors; ancestry is where one's family comes from.

Bloodline जन्म से वंश पर बल देता है; lineage पूर्वजों की कड़ी है; ancestry परिवार का मूल है।

  • He is proud of his royal bloodline.
  • Her ancestry goes back to Rajasthan.
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adjective + bloodline

royalnoblepureancientfamily

  • The family traced its ancient bloodline to a king.

verb + bloodline

tracecontinueprotectbreakinherit

  • The historian traced the royal bloodline.

bloodline + of

bloodline of kingsbloodline of horsesbloodline of a familybloodline of the dynasty

  • The horse belonged to a bloodline of champions.

bloodline + noun

testsrecordsclaimties

  • He made a bloodline claim to the estate.

horse/dog bloodline

a champion bloodlinea pedigree bloodlinea racing bloodlinea prize bloodline

  • The horse came from a champion bloodline.
“More examples 6
  • The Mughal bloodline continued through his younger son.

मुग़ल वंश उसके छोटे बेटे के माध्यम से आगे चला।

  • Radhika's project traced the bloodline of the Chola kings.

राधिका की परियोजना ने चोल राजाओं की वंश-परंपरा का पता लगाया।

  • Breeders keep careful records of each dog's bloodline.

पालक हर कुत्ते की नस्ल-परंपरा का सावधानी से रिकॉर्ड रखते हैं।

  • The family bloodline was proud of its soldiers.

परिवार का वंश अपने सैनिकों पर गर्व करता था।

  • He claimed the throne through his bloodline.

उसने अपने वंश के आधार पर सिंहासन पर दावा किया।

  • She was proud that the family bloodline included freedom fighters.

उसे गर्व था कि परिवार के वंश में स्वतंत्रता सेनानी थे।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ He belongs to a royal blood-line family.

✓ He belongs to a royal bloodline.

Bloodline is a noun and is written as one word; it does not need 'family' after it.

Bloodline एक शब्द का noun है; इसके बाद 'family' लगाना आवश्यक नहीं।