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Meanings of great aunt in English

Russian
двоюродная бабушка
Portuguese
tia-avó
Spanish
tía abuela
Catalan
bestia

Grandparent's sister.

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      двоюродная бабушка
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      Examples for "grand-aunt"
      Examples for "grand-aunt"
      1
      My grand-aunt died very old, and was the last of her generation.
      Deephaven and Selected Stories & Sketches
      2
      Prince Vladimir and his mother, Ivan's uncle and grand-aunt, were also executed.
      The Story of Russia
      3
      Angélique was playing for her great-grand-aunt Angélique, the despot of the Saucier family.
      Old Kaskaskia
      4
      She was brought up in this house, Mr. Morton, by your own grand-aunt.
      The American Senator
      5
      After my experience with my grand-aunt, I be came more cautious, very naturally.
      A Mortal Antipathy
      Usage of great aunt in English
      1
      In a small room hangs a black-and-white photo of her great aunt.
      BBC
      2
      When my great aunt died, he sent a large bouquet of flowers.
      The Guardian
      3
      He was obedient; that is he did what his great aunt told him.
      Jackanapes, Daddy Darwin's Dovecot and Other Stories
      4
      Maybe this woman is one of Ruth's relatives, a grandmother or great aunt.
      The Guardian
      5
      She inherited it from her great aunt, Adelina, wife of the third duke.
      The Hand in the Dark
      6
      But this one I inherited-sheis a great aunt of mine.
      The Motor Girls Through New England; or, Held by the Gypsies
      7
      And my great aunt Bertha, already so old, would she, too, be there?
      The Story of a Child
      8
      You're a grandmother, or a great aunt, or something, Amina!
      Forgiving ararat
      9
      Hanna, my great aunt, who died aged eight of TB.
      The Guardian
      10
      I had a great aunt, aged eighty-three when she died.
      The Physiology of Taste; Or, Transcendental Gastronomy
      11
      The high funny voice rose again: Oh, my great aunt!
      Jeremy
      12
      This is sacred ground, said community activist Kristi Williams, whose great aunt survived the massacre.
      Reuters
      13
      For several years our writer's great aunt corresponded with one of Ireland's leading republican rebels.
      The Guardian
      14
      Only his grandfather and great aunt survived the journey.
      BBC
      15
      At night I slept by the side of my great aunt, where I felt safe.
      Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself
      16
      The child's father planned what he would do with the money after the great aunt died.
      The new yorker
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      Translations for great aunt
      Portuguese
      tia-avó
      Catalan
      bestia
      Great aunt through the time
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