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Definition of
war widow noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
war widow
noun
/ˈwɔː wɪdəʊ/
/ˈwɔːr wɪdəʊ/
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a woman whose husband was killed in a war
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War and conflict
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war widow
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