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war bride

noun

  1. a woman who marries a serviceman about to go overseas in wartime.
  2. a woman who marries a foreign serviceman and goes to live in his country.


war bride

noun

  1. a soldier's bride met as a result of troop movements in wartime, esp a foreign national
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of war bride1

First recorded in 1915–20

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