comfort woman

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Definition of comfort woman in English English dictionary

A woman forced, or supposedly recruited, into brothels by the Japanese occupation forces during World War II

A woman forced to serve as a prostitute for Japanese servicemen during World War II

a woman forced into prostitution for Japanese servicemen during World War II; "she wrote a book about her harsh experiences as a comfort woman

Hyphenation

Com·fort wo·man

Turkish pronunciation

kʌmfırt wûmın

Pronunciation

/ˈkəmfərt ˈwo͝omən/ /ˈkʌmfɜrt ˈwʊmən/