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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

war bride

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables
war bride
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A woman who marries a man who is on active military duty in wartime; especially, a woman who marries a foreign soldier serving in her country and then emigrates to his.

noun

A company or individual whose business is increased by warfare.

Inflected Forms

war brides (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

war widow

Questions

What does war bride mean?
A woman who marries a man who is on active military duty in wartime; especially, a woman who marries a foreign soldier serving in her country and then emigrates to his.

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