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Heritage refers to something which is inherited from one's ancestors. It has several different senses, including:

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Heritage refers to something which is inherited from one's ancestors. It has several different senses, including:

Geographical heritage, a nation or group's historic monuments, museum collections, etc.
Natural heritage
Natural heritage

Natural heritage is the legacy of natural, not man-made, places, objects and intangible attributes encompassing the countryside and natural environment, including flora and fauna , scientifically know as biodiversity....
, a nation's fauna and flora, natural resources, and landscape
Tradition
Tradition

The word tradition comes from the Latin traditionem, acc. of traditio which means "handing over, passing on", and is used in a number of ways in the English language:...
, customs and practices inherited from ancestors
Virtual Heritage
Virtual Heritage

Virtual heritage is a term used to describe works dealing with information and communication technologies and cultural heritage. Virtual heritage and cultural heritage have independent meanings: cultural heritage refers to "properties and sites with archaeological, aesthetic and historical value" ; and virtual heritage refers to instances of...
, an ICT work dealing with cultural heritage
Inheritance
Inheritance

Inheritance is the practice of passing on property, Title s, debts, and obligations upon the death of an individual. It has long played an important role in human societies....
of physical goods after the death of an individual
Biological inheritance of physical characteristics
Birthright
Birthright

Birthright may refer to:In literature:* Birthright , the first novel in the upcoming Diablo trilogy, The Sin War* Birthright , a Doctor Who novel...
, something inherited due to the place, time, or circumstances of someone's birth
Industrial Heritage
Industrial heritage

Industrial heritage is an aspect of cultural heritage dealing specifically with the buildings and artifacts of industry which are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations, often forming a significant attraction for tourism....
, the monuments from the industrial culture
Transportation: it used in the context of light rail
Light rail

Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail transit public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than Passenger_rail_terminology#Heavy_rail and rapid transit systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than street-running tram systems....
urban train operation. It pertains to slow-speed operation of trains that use vintage (pre-1970) streetcars.

It is also:

Heritage (Doctor Who)
Heritage (Doctor Who)

Heritage is a BBC Books original novel written by first-time novelist Dale Smith and based on the long-running United Kingdom science fiction on television series Doctor Who....
, a novel in the BBC Books series
The Heritage Foundation
Heritage Foundation

The Heritage Foundation is an American American conservatism-leaning think tank based in Washington, D.C.The foundation took a leading role in the conservative movement during the presidency of Ronald Reagan, whose policies drew significantly from Heritage's policy study Mandate for Leadership....
, a conservative think tank located in Washington, D.C.
Heritage Day
Heritage Day

Heritage Day may refer to:* Heritage Day in Canada on:** the first Monday in August in Alberta, or** the third Monday in February in other provinces....
, various meanings
Heritage Guitars
Heritage Guitars

Heritage Guitars is a guitar manufacturer in Kalamazoo, Michigan....
, a boutique guitar manufacturer, separated from Gibson
Heritage New Hampshire, a museum companion to the New Hampshire theme park Story Land
Story Land

Story Land is a amusement park located in Glen, one of three villages of Bartlett, New Hampshire.In the few years prior to opening, the owners had purchased a large number of dolls from Germany based on storybook characters....
Heritage Records (Australia)
Heritage Records (Australia)

Heritage Records was an Australian record label founded in the early 1960s by Tony Standish specialising in Blues and early Jazz recordings.Besides reissueing pre-war blues recordings of Blind Blake, Papa Charlie Jackson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Willard 'Ramblin' Thomas and others it released contemporary recordings of Lightnin' Hopkins wit...
, a 1960s Australian record label
The Heritage
The Heritage

The Heritage was a one-off PGA European Tour men's professional golf 72-Golf#Anatomy of a golf course golf tournament contested in 2004 in sports on the Duke's Golf course at Woburn Golf and Country Club near Milton Keynes, England....
, a golf event
The Heritage (film)
The Heritage (film)

The Heritage is a 1978 in film Denmark drama film directed by Anders Refn and starring Jens Okking....
, a 1978 Danish film
The Heritage at Millennium Park
The Heritage at Millennium Park

The Heritage at Millennium Park located at 130 N. Garland Court is a relatively new mixed use tower in Chicago. Completed in 2005 with a height of 631 feet and 57 floors, the building was designed by the architectural firm Solomon Cordwell Buenz ....
, a skyscraper in Chicago
Heritage
Heritage (Armenia)

Heritage is a Liberalism and centrist, opposition political party in Armenia, led by United States-born former Foreign Minister Raffi Hovannisian....
, a pro-Western
Western world

The term Western world, the West or the Occident can have multiple meanings dependent on its context . Accordingly, the basic definition of what constitutes "the West" varies, expanding and contracting over time, in relation to various historical circumstances....
political party in Armenia
Armenia

Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in South Caucasus between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea....
Heritage, a political party in Zambia
Zambia

The Republic of Zambia is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
Heritage Mill, North Chailey
Heritage Mill, North Chailey

Heritage Mill, or Beard's Mill is a listed building smock mill at Chailey, Sussex, England which is maintained as a landmark and open to the public....
, a windmill
Windmill

A windmill is a machine that is powered by the energy of the wind. It is designed to convert the energy of the wind into more useful forms using rotating blades or sails....
in Sussex
Sussex

Sussex , from the Old English Su?seaxe , is a Historic counties of England in South East England England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex....
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Places

Heritage Dr., a neighborhood located in New City, New York
New City, New York

New City is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Hamlet , in the Clarkstown, New York Rockland County, New York, New York, United States. The area is located north of Bardonia, New York; northeast Nanuet, New York; east of New Hempstead, New York and New Square, New York; southeast of Mount Ivy, New York; south of Garnerville, New York;...
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