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αδελφή
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sister
sister


Definitions

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αδελφή
     1. n-f. sister (female sibling)
           Η αδελφή μου σπουδάζει νομική. - My sister is studying law.
     2. n-f. (medicine) sister (nurse)
           Πάω να φωνάξω την αδελφή να σου αλλάξει την πάπια. - I'm going to get the sister to change your bedpan.
     3. n-f. sister (form of address for nuns)
           Η Αδελφή Ιωάννα είναι καλόγρια εδώ και επτά χρόνια. - Sister Ioanna has been a nun for seven years now.
     4. n-f. (colloquial derogatory) queer, faggot (homosexual man)
           Το γκέι μπαρ είναι γεμάτο αδελφές. - The gay bar is full of queers.



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