great-niece
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of great-niece
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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After the 2015 settlement, Sherin worked with Bandini de Stearn Baker’s great-niece Carolina Barrie to form the nonprofit 1887 Fund with authority from then VA Secretary Robert McDonald to restore the five original buildings.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Her great-niece, Stephanie Bell, described her as a greatly positive person who is "always living life to the full".
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025
In it, Mary is Victor’s great-niece, trying to make headway in the male-dominated world of paleontology in Victorian London.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2024
Today, her great-niece, Suzanne Pred Bass, is on the board of the Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 10, 2023
Maggie Medlin, Backy Medlin’s great-niece, was hired to take her place.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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