war widow

noun

The wife of a person in the armed forces killed in a war (and sometimes in other military action).

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Meanings

nounwar widow (plural war widows)

plural war widows

  1. The wife of a person in the armed forces killed in a war (and sometimes in other military action).
  2. broadlyA woman whose spouse has been killed in any conflict.

Translations

Dutch oorlogsweduwe
  • oorlogsweduwewoman whose spouse has been killed in conflict
Finnish sotaleski
  • sotaleskiwoman whose spouse has been killed in conflict
French veuve de guerre
  • veuve de guerrewoman whose spouse has been killed in conflict
German Kriegswitwe
  • Kriegswitwewoman whose spouse has been killed in conflict
Hungarian hadiözvegy
  • hadiözvegywoman whose spouse has been killed in conflict
Polish wdowa wojenna
  • wdowa wojennawoman whose spouse has been killed in conflict
Swedish krigsänka
  • krigsänkawoman whose spouse has been killed in conflict
Cite this entry
APA

war widow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war%20widow

MLA

“war widow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war%20widow. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “war widow,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war%20widow.

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