war widow

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Definition of war widow in English English dictionary

A woman whose husband has been killed in any conflict

The wife of a man in the armed forces killed in a war (and sometimes in other military action)

A war widow is a woman whose husband was killed while he was in the armed forces during a war. a woman whose husband has been killed in a war

a woman whose husband has died in war

Hyphenation

war wid·ow

Turkish pronunciation

wôr wîdō

Pronunciation

/ˈwôr ˈwədō/ /ˈwɔːr ˈwɪdoʊ/