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noun

Schwester

A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.

Examples :

"My sister is always driving me crazy."

Meine Schwester macht mich immer verrückt.

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Ordensschwester, Nonne

A female member of a religious order; especially one devoted to more active service; (informally) a nun.

Examples :

"Michelle left behind her bank job and became a sister at the local convent."

Michelle gab ihren Bankjob auf und wurde eine Schwester im örtlichen Kloster.

religion person

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Adelphafalter

Any butterfly in the genus Adelpha, so named for the resemblance of the dark-colored wings to the black habit traditionally worn by nuns.

Examples :

"The amateur butterfly collector excitedly pointed out a "sis" fluttering near the milkweed, noting its dark, nun-like wings. "

Der Amateur-Schmetterlingssammler zeigte aufgeregt einen Adelphafalter, der sich in der Nähe des Seidenpflasters flatterte, und bemerkte dabei seine dunklen, nonnenartigen Flügel.

animal insect nature biology

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Oberin, leitende Krankenschwester

A senior or supervisory nurse, often in a hospital.

Examples :

""Sis on Ward B is always calm and organized, even during emergencies." "

Die Oberin auf Station B ist selbst in Notfällen immer ruhig und organisiert.

medicine job person work service

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Schwester, Kameradin

Any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt through common membership of a race, profession, religion or organization, such as feminism.

Examples :

"Connie was very close to her friend Judy and considered her to be her sister."

Connie stand ihrer Freundin Judy sehr nahe und betrachtete sie als ihre Schwester.

human person group organization society culture

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Schwester

(sometimes capitalized) A black woman.

Examples :

"My sister, a strong and talented sis, is studying to be a doctor. "

Meine Schwester, eine starke und talentierte Schwester, studiert Medizin.

culture race person human society

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noun

Schwester

A form of address to a woman.

Examples :

"What’s up, sister?"

Was geht ab, Schwester?

family communication person

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Schwester, Genossin

A woman, in certain labour or socialist circles; also as a form of address.

Examples :

"Thank you, sister. I would like to thank the sister who just spoke."

Danke, Schwester. Ich möchte mich bei der Genossin bedanken, die gerade gesprochen hat.

politics culture family person society organization

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Schwester, Freundin

An entity that has a special or affectionate, non-hierarchical relationship with another.

Examples :

"sister city"

Partnerstadt

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Geschwisterknoten

A node in a data structure that shares its parent with another node.

Examples :

"In the family tree data structure, "John" and "Mary" are sibs because they share the same parent node. "

In der Datenstruktur des Stammbaums sind "John" und "Mary" Geschwisterknoten, da sie denselben übergeordneten Knoten haben.

computing structure

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Gleichartig, Artgenosse

(usually attributively) Something in the same class.

Examples :

"sister facility"

Schwesteranlage

type group family