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war widow

war widow noun: the wife of a person in the armed forces killed in a war (and sometimes in other military action).

Noun

war widow (plural war widows)

  1. The wife of a person in the armed forces killed in a war (and sometimes in other military action).
  2. (broadly) A woman whose spouse has been killed in any conflict.

Forms of war widow

pluralwar widows

Questions about war widow

What does war widow mean?
War widow means the wife of a person in the armed forces killed in a war (and sometimes in other military action).
What part of speech is war widow?
War widow is a noun.
What is the plural of war widow?
The plural of war widow is war widows.

Words near war widow in the dictionary

  1. war wearier
  2. war weariest
  3. war weary
  4. war whoop
  5. war whoops
  6. war widow
  7. war widows
  8. war work
  9. war worker
  10. war workers
  11. war zone

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