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sister-in-law

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sis·ter-in-law (sstr-n-lô)
n. pl. sis·ters-in-law (sstrz-)
1. The sister of one's spouse.
2. The wife of one's brother.
3. The wife of the brother of one's spouse.

sister-in-law
n pl sisters-in-law
1. the sister of one's husband or wife
2. the wife of one's brother
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sister-in-law - the sister of your spouse
in-law, relative-in-law - a relative by marriage
Translations
sister-in-law [ˈsɪstərɪnlɔː] N (sisters-in-law (pl)) → cuñada f

sister-in-law [ˈsɪstrɪnˌlɔː] n (sisters-in-law (pl)) → cognata
sister-in-law [ˈsɪstrɪnˌlɔː] n (sisters-in-law (pl)) → cognata

sister-in-law أخت الزوجة švagrová svigerinde Schwägerin κουνιάδα cuñada käly belle-sœur šogorica cognata 義理の姉妹 시누이 schoonzus svigerinne szwagierka cunhada свояченица svägerska น้องสะใภ้หรือพี่สะใภ้ elti chị em vợ 夫或妻的姊妹


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Princess Mary did not listen to the end, but continuing her train of thought turned to her sister-in-law with a tender glance at her figure.
The door slammed violently, and Saxon, ere she fell to crying again, could hear her sister-in-law lumbering about the kitchen and talking loudly to herself.
Thedora, however, says that Aksinia, her sister-in-law (who sometimes comes to see her), is acquainted with a laundress named Nastasia, and that this woman has a cousin in the position of watchman to a department of which a certain friend of Anna Thedorovna's nephew forms one of the staff.
 
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