grandnephew
noun
grand·neph·ew
ˈgran(d)-ˈnef-(ˌ)yü 
chiefly British -ˈnev-
: a grandson of one's brother or sister
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In less than two years, another family member, Oscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga, a grandnephew of Fidel and Raúl Castro, has been climbing the ladder to become minister of foreign trade and investment and vice prime minister.
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Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
The former residence of Prince Roland Bonaparte, Napoleon’s grandnephew, opened in 2010 as the 100-room Shangri-La Paris, complete with a spa and sun-dappled pool about 56 feet long.
—Mary Winston Nicklin, AFAR Media, 20 Jan. 2026
The family of Kennedy, a famed Democrat, have also come out against the move, including the former President’s grandnephew, Joe Kennedy III.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 25 Dec. 2025
As Googoosh notes throughout the book, her fans include many religious Iranians, including the grandnephew of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2025
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Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
The former residence of Prince Roland Bonaparte, Napoleon’s grandnephew, opened in 2010 as the 100-room Shangri-La Paris, complete with a spa and sun-dappled pool about 56 feet long.
—Mary Winston Nicklin, AFAR Media, 20 Jan. 2026
The family of Kennedy, a famed Democrat, have also come out against the move, including the former President’s grandnephew, Joe Kennedy III.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 25 Dec. 2025
As Googoosh notes throughout the book, her fans include many religious Iranians, including the grandnephew of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2025
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grandnephew
noun
grand·neph·ew
-ˈnef-(ˌ)yü
: a grandson of one's brother or sister
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