"picture bride" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: picture brides [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} picture bride (plural picture brides)
  1. (early 20th century Japanese immigrants in the US) A bride chosen solely on the basis of a photograph provided by an intermediary Wikipedia link: picture bride
    Sense id: en-picture_bride-en-noun-nCmKgMHL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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