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*3: something possessed as a result of one's [[natural]] situation or [[birth]] : birthright <the nation's heritage of [[tolerance]]
*3: something possessed as a result of one's [[natural]] situation or [[birth]] : birthright <the nation's heritage of [[tolerance]]
<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''[[Heritage]]''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Heritage '''''this link'''''].</center>
<center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''[[Ancestry]]''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Ancestry '''''this link'''''].</center>
==Description==
==Description==
Cultural '''heritage''' ("national heritage" or just "heritage") is the [[legacy]] of physical [[artifacts]] (cultural property) and intangible [[attributes]] of a group or [[society]] that are inherited from past [[generations]], maintained in the present and [[bestowed]] for the benefit of [[future]] generations. Cultural heritage includes tangible [[culture]] (such as buildings, [[monuments]], landscapes, [[books]], works of [[art]], and [[artifacts]]), intangible culture (such as folklore, [[traditions]], [[language]], and [[knowledge]]), and natural heritage (including culturally-significant landscapes, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity biodiversity]).
Cultural '''heritage''' ("national heritage" or just "heritage") is the [[legacy]] of physical [[artifacts]] (cultural property) and intangible [[attributes]] of a group or [[society]] that are inherited from past [[generations]], maintained in the present and [[bestowed]] for the benefit of [[future]] generations. Cultural heritage includes tangible [[culture]] (such as buildings, [[monuments]], landscapes, [[books]], works of [[art]], and [[artifacts]]), intangible culture (such as folklore, [[traditions]], [[language]], and [[knowledge]]), and natural heritage (including culturally-significant landscapes, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity biodiversity]).