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war widows

war widows is the plural of war widow.

Meaning of war widow

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.

Questions about war widows

What is war widows the plural of?
War widows is the plural of war widow.

Words near war widows in the dictionary

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

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