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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The third member of this highly talented trio is guitarist Rob Johnson, who is a grandnephew of Ginger.
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Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
The exhibition — which debuts Saturday night with a free opening night party, complete with a DJ set by Flying Lotus (Coltrane’s grandnephew, Steven Ellison) — is on view from Sunday through May 4.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
Courtesy of Les Sources de Caudalie The former residence of Prince Roland Bonaparte, Napoleon’s grandnephew, Shangri-La Paris was transformed into a 100-room hotel in 2010.
—Mary Winston Nicklin, AFAR Media, 15 Jan. 2025
Around 1955, George Washington’s great-great-great-great grandnephew, a lawyer for the utility, helped broker a deal: The region’s richer areas helped fund dam construction, but in return locked in cheap hydropower for half a century.
—Jovelle Tamayo, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
The exhibition — which debuts Saturday night with a free opening night party, complete with a DJ set by Flying Lotus (Coltrane’s grandnephew, Steven Ellison) — is on view from Sunday through May 4.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
Courtesy of Les Sources de Caudalie The former residence of Prince Roland Bonaparte, Napoleon’s grandnephew, Shangri-La Paris was transformed into a 100-room hotel in 2010.
—Mary Winston Nicklin, AFAR Media, 15 Jan. 2025
Around 1955, George Washington’s great-great-great-great grandnephew, a lawyer for the utility, helped broker a deal: The region’s richer areas helped fund dam construction, but in return locked in cheap hydropower for half a century.
—Jovelle Tamayo, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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grandnephew
noun
grand·neph·ew
-ˈnef-(ˌ)yü
: a grandson of one's brother or sister
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