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war brides

war brides is the plural of war bride.

Meaning of war bride

Noun

war bride (plural war brides)

  1. A woman who marries a man who is on active military duty in wartime; especially, a woman who marries a foreign soldier serving in her country and then emigrates to his.
  2. (idiomatic) A company or individual whose business is increased by warfare.

Questions about war brides

What is war brides the plural of?
War brides is the plural of war bride.

Words near war brides in the dictionary

  1. war bond
  2. war bonds
  3. war bonnet
  4. war bonnets
  5. war bride
  6. war brides
  7. war by proxy
  8. war cabinet
  9. war cabinets
  10. war cake
  11. war cakes

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