great-grandniece
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of great-grandniece
First recorded in 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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Among others, his saviors included two former patients and loyal devotees: the American ambassador to France, William Bullitt, and Napoleon Bonaparte’s great-grandniece and princess of Greece and Denmark, Marie Bonaparte.
From Washington Post • Sep. 2, 2022
“This is another one of those times where I wish I could speak with my great-granduncles,” says Amanda Wright Lane, the Wright brothers’ great-grandniece.
From Scientific American • Apr. 1, 2021
The swatch made the 300 million-mile journey to Mars with the blessing of the Wright brothers’ great-grandniece and great-grandnephew, said park curator Steve Lucht.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2021
"It's a horrific story... his parents never got over it," said his great-grandniece Ms Leeson.
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2020
Perhaps I could persuade them that the great-grandniece of Cassius Cato would be a deserving object of their consideration.
From Kit of Greenacre Farm by Forrester, Izola L. (Izola Louise)
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