Heritage may refer to:

History and society

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heritage asset A heritage asset is an item which has value because of its contribution to a nation's society, knowledge and/or culture. Such items are usually physical assets, but some countries also use the term in relation to intangible social and spiritual inhe ...

is a preexisting thing of value today **

Cultural heritage Cultural heritage is the heritage of tangible and intangible heritage assets of a group or society that is inherited from past generations. Not all heritages of past generations are "heritage"; rather, heritage is a product of selection by socie ...

is created by humans **

Natural heritage Natural heritage refers to the sum total of the elements of biodiversity, includes flora and fauna, ecosystems and geological structures. It forms part of our natural resources. Definition Definitions: * Natural heritage refers to natural feat ...

is not *

Heritage language A heritage language is a minority language (either immigrant or indigenous) learned by its speakers at home as children, and difficult to be fully developed because of insufficient input from the social environment. The speakers grow up with a ...

Biology

Heredity Heredity, also called inheritance or biological inheritance, is the passing on of traits from parents to their offspring; either through asexual reproduction or sexual reproduction, the offspring cells or organisms acquire the genetic infor ...

, biological inheritance of physical characteristics *

Kinship In anthropology, kinship is the web of social relationships that form an important part of the lives of all humans in all societies, although its exact meanings even within this discipline are often debated. Anthropologist Robin Fox says that ...

, the relationship between entities that share a genealogical origin

Arts and media

Music

* ''Heritage'' (Earth, Wind & Fire album), 1990 * ''Heritage'' (Eddie Henderson album), 1976 * ''Heritage'' (Opeth album), 2011, and the title song *

Heritage Records (England) Heritage Records was a British independent record label located in London, England. It was founded in 1959 by Tony Standish, specialising in blues and early jazz recordings. Only nine completed LPs are known to exist on this label - as well as o ...

, a British independent record label * "Heritage" (song), a 1990 song by Earth, Wind & Fire

Other uses in arts and media

* ''Heritage'' (1919),

Vita Sackville-West Victoria Mary, Lady Nicolson, Order of the Companions of Honour, CH (née Sackville-West; 9 March 1892 – 2 June 1962), usually known as Vita Sackville-West, was an English author and garden designer. Sackville-West was a successful nov ...

's first novel * ''Heritage'' (1935 film), a 1935 Australian film directed by Charles Chauvel * ''Heritage'' (1984 film), a 1984 Slovenian film directed by Matjaž Klopčič * ''Heritage'' (2019 film), a 2019 Cameroonian film by Yolande Welimoum * ''Heritage'' (novel), 2002 ''Doctor Who'' novel * "Heritage" (''The Littlest Hobo''), a 1979 television episode

Organizations

Political parties

Heritage Party (disambiguation) Heritage Party may refer to: * Christian Liberty Party (formerly American Heritage Party), a political party in the United States *Jathika Hela Urumaya (National Heritage Party), a political party in Sri Lanka *Heritage (Armenia), a political party ...

Schools

Heritage Academy (disambiguation) Heritage Academy may refer to: United States * Heritage Academy Longmeadow, Massachusetts *Heritage Academy in Arizona: ** Heritage Academy (Laveen, Arizona), part of the Canyon Athletic Association ** Heritage Academy (Mesa, Arizona) ** Heritage ...

Heritage Christian University Heritage Christian University is a private bible college in Florence, Alabama. It is affiliated with the Churches of Christ. The university is governed by a board of directors, all of whom must be active members of the Churches of Christ. Acade ...

Heritage College (disambiguation) Heritage College may refer to: * Heritage College (Gatineau) in Gatineau, Quebec * Heritage College (Calgary) in Calgary, Alberta *Heritage College, a trade school in Las Vegas, Nevada; now a campus of Brightwood College * Heritage Colleges (Austra ...

Heritage School (disambiguation) Heritage School or The Heritage School may refer to: * Heritage School, Cambridge, an independent day school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England * The Heritage School, Kolkata, a private day & boarding school in Kasba, Kolkata, West Bengal, Ind ...

Heritage High School (disambiguation) Heritage High School is the name of several high schools: Canada * Heritage Regional High School, St-Hubert, Quebec United Kingdom * Heritage High School, Clowne, Derbyshire, England United States * Heritage High School (Brentwood, California) ...

Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata Heritage Institute of Technology (HITK) is a private educational institute in the south of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is affiliated with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology. It became an autonomous college from the Univer ...

American Heritage School (disambiguation) American Heritage School may refer to: * American Heritage School (Florida) * American Heritage School (Utah) See also * Heritage (disambiguation) * Heritage School (disambiguation) * Heritage High School (disambiguation) * Christian Heritage ...

Christian Heritage School (disambiguation) Christian Heritage School is the name of several schools in the United States: * Christian Heritage Schools (Texas), in San Antonio, Texas * Christian Heritage School (Steamboat Springs, Colorado), in Steamboat Springs, Colorado * Christian Herit ...

People with the surname

John Heritage John Heritage (born July 10, 1946) is professor emeritus of Sociology at University of California at Los Angeles. He is one of the key figures in the approach known as conversation analysis. He came to prominence in 1984 with the publication of ...

, (born 1956), American sociologist *

Peter Heritage Peter Mark Heritage (born 8 November 1960) is an English former professional footballer. Born in Bexhill-on-Sea, he played for Hastings Town, Gillingham, Hereford United and Doncaster Rovers between 1989 and 1993. Club career Early care ...

(born 1960), English footballer *

Steve Heritage Steve is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Steven or Stephen. Notable people A–D * Steve Abbott (disambiguation), several people * Steve Abel (born 1970), New Zealand politician * Steve Adams (disambiguation), ...

, member of the American grindcore band Assück

Other uses

* ''Ulmus parvifolia'' 'Zettler', a Chinese Elm cultivar sold under the marketing name Heritage