"war widow" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: war widows [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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). Hyponyms: gold star wife Related terms: war orphan, military widow, war bride
    Sense id: en-war_widow-en-noun-ou~mUSoR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 73 27
  2. (by extension) A woman whose spouse has been killed in any conflict. Tags: broadly Translations (woman whose spouse has been killed in conflict): oorlogsweduwe [feminine] (Dutch), sotaleski (Finnish), veuve de guerre [feminine] (French), Kriegswitwe [feminine] (German), hadiözvegy (Hungarian), wdowa wojenna [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-war_widow-en-noun-M9MBFVy1 Disambiguation of 'woman whose spouse has been killed in conflict': 17 83

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