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Meaning of "war widow" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WAR WIDOW

war widow  [wɔː ˈwɪdəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WAR WIDOW

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
War widow is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WAR WIDOW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of war widow in the English dictionary

The definition of war widow in the dictionary is the widow of a man killed while he was in the armed services during a war.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WAR WIDOW


aikido
ˈaɪkɪdəʊ
alfredo
ælˈfreɪdəʊ
azido
ˈæzɪdəʊ
bastinado
ˌbæstɪˈneɪdəʊ
concedo
kɒnˈkeɪdəʊ
cruzado
kruːˈzeɪdəʊ
dado
ˈdeɪdəʊ
dido
ˈdaɪdəʊ
fido
ˈfaɪdəʊ
fumado
fjuːˈmeɪdəʊ
Hokkaido
hɒˈkaɪdəʊ
kiddo
ˈkɪdəʊ
Laredo
ləˈreɪdəʊ
Megiddo
məˈɡɪdəʊ
Play-Doh
ˈpleɪdəʊ
reformado
ˌrefəˈmeɪdəʊ
strappado
strəˈpeɪdəʊ
Toledo
tɒˈleɪdəʊ
tornado
tɔːˈneɪdəʊ
widow
ˈwɪdəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WAR WIDOW

war establishment
war fever
war footing
war game
war grave
war hero
war memorial
War of 1812
War of American Independence
war of nerves
War of Secession
War of the Austrian Succession
War of the Grand Alliance
War of the Spanish Succession
War Office
war paint
war record
war whoop
war zone
war-disabled

WORDS THAT END LIKE WAR WIDOW

bay window
black widow
bow window
casement window
chuck-will´s-widow
drive-up window
eye shadow
golf widow
grass widow
meadow
out of the window
picture window
plate-glass window
rear window
rose window
sash window
shadow
shop window
show window
window

Synonyms and antonyms of war widow in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «war widow» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WAR WIDOW

Find out the translation of war widow to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of war widow from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «war widow» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

战争寡妇
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

viuda de guerra
570 millions of speakers

English

war widow
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

युद्ध विधवा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أرملة حرب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

война вдова
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

viúva de guerra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যুদ্ধ বিধবা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

veuve de guerre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Janda perang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kriegswitwe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

戦争未亡人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전쟁 미망인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Janda perang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chiến tranh góa phụ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போர் விதவை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

युद्ध विधवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Savaş dul
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vedova di guerra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wojna wdowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

війна вдова
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

văduvă de război
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χήρα πολέμου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorlog weduwee
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kriget änka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

krigsenke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of war widow

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WAR WIDOW»

The term «war widow» is normally little used and occupies the 116.894 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WAR WIDOW» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «war widow» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «war widow» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about war widow

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WAR WIDOW»

Discover the use of war widow in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to war widow and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Autumn Cloud: From Vietnamese War Widow to American Activist
A richly evocative memoir about the spirit and strength of the Vietnamese people, and one woman s struggle to rebuild her life after the devastation of the Vietnam War"
Jackie Bong Wright, 2001
2
The Labour of Loss: Mourning, Memory and Wartime Bereavement ...
In 1952, Mrs Haase of the Melbourne suburb of Moorabbin 'would be . . . glad to have a war widow share her house with her - preferably a middle aged business woman - non-drinker, non-smoker'. Mrs D. Dixon would also be 'glad to hear of a  ...
Joy Damousi, 1999
3
na
This is known commonly as War Widow/er Pension; however, it can also be paid to men whose wives served in war or the defence forces. In most cases the War Widow/er Pension must be claimed by the widow/er following the death of their ...
4
LIFE
Though society's stigma against remarriage after a husband's death in battle has long since been removed, the war widow, particularly one with children, still has many difficult questions and complex personal relationships to solve. Some of ...
5
Israeli Cinema: Identities in Motion
of the war widow can thus draw on a limited number of examples. In spite of this limitation, such a study provides an important venue to learn about changing attitudes toward the war widow and her experience following her husband's death.
Miri Talmon, Yaron Peleg, 2011
6
Discourses Surrounding British Widows of the First World War
As we shall see, widows claiming a war pension faced many obstacles as their status as war widow was questioned by the State. For most women, the schematic frame of war widowhood they used entailed their husband dying as a result of ...
Angela Smith, 2014
7
Veterans' Entitlements Law
A war widow or widower, who is not eligible for age or invalidity service pension, will usually qualify for a social security payment. The social security payment can be: • an age pension; • a disability support pension; • a wife pension; • a carer ...
Robin Creyke, Peter H. Sutherland, 2008
8
Handling Bereavement: Making Arrangements After Death: a ...
Making Arrangements After Death: a Straightforward Guide Penny Freeman. authority for your area and are now short term benefit loans. You should make enquiries to your local authority. War widow's or widowers pensions War widow's or ...
Penny Freeman, 2013
9
Of Little Comfort: War Widows, Fallen Soldiers, and the ...
The widow must take into consideration her in-laws, who may be frightened of losing contact with their grandchildren. “Would her first husband's parents ever really forgive the war widow who puts that stranger in the place of their dead soldier ...
Erika A. Kuhlman, 2012
10
Living with the Aftermath: Trauma, Nostalgia and Grief in ...
Historically, the war widow has been a highly ambivalent figure, at once financially dependent on the state, and yet undermining its social and cultural value system because of her ambiguous marital status.” Object of both pity and anxiety, the ...
Joy Damousi, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WAR WIDOW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term war widow is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sri Lanka's War Widows Pin Hopes on New President
In this photograph taken on June 9, 2015, Sri Lankan war widow Evin Selvy, 45, listens to a question from an AFP journalist during an interview in Jaffna, some ... «NDTV, Jun 15»
2
Civil War Widows, General Logan & Why We Celebrate Memorial Day
At the age of 21, Logan signed up for the Army and was stationed at Santa Fe, New Mexico during the Mexican-American War. After the war, he pursued law and ... «Forbes, May 15»
3
'American Sniper' Widow Recalls 'Trying to Breathe' as Kids Learned …
The war widow lost her husband Chris, widely considered to be the most lethal sniper in U.S. history for having 160 confirmed kills, two years ago and she ... «Christian Post, Apr 15»
4
Australian war widows make trip to Gallipoli to honour their late …
The war widows - who were much younger than their returned servicemen husbands - will be the guests of honour at the Gallipoli dawn service on Saturday. «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
5
Emotional tribute: Aussie war widows have a special cross to bear
National president of the NSW chapter of the War Widows' Guild of Australia, Meg Green, 65, said she left a cross on behalf of her husband, Gordon Green from ... «The Daily Telegraph, Apr 15»
6
War widow tells of finding love with late husband's Army friend who …
Speaking on ITV's Lorraine ahead of the documentary Young War Widows, which ... In a clip from tonight's documentary the war widow was seen fighting back ... «Daily Mail, Feb 15»
7
War widows among those marking Remembrance Day at the …
Tribute: Alex Hopkins lays a poppy next to his dad's name at the Australian War Memorial on Remembrance Day. Mathew Hopkins died in Afghanistan in 2009. «The Canberra Times, Nov 14»
8
Christina Schmid shows off Isabelle Rose after losing husband Olaf …
War widow Christina Schmid, who has campaigned for the armed forces after losing her bomb disposal expert husband Olaf in Afghanistan five years ago, has ... «Daily Mail, Nov 14»
9
War widows will be allowed to remarry and keep pensions under …
Military widows will be allowed to remarry or form civil partnerships without losing their pensions from next year under new plans announced by David Cameron. «The Independent, Nov 14»
10
Moving On: Project Helps War Widows Recover
In the kitchen of a rental house near a beach in San Diego, a group of moms is preparing dinner. The 13 women from all around the country have one thing in ... «NPR, Sep 14»

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