war bride

English

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Noun

war bride (plural war brides)

1. 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.
2. (idiomatic) A company or individual whose business is increased by warfare.

Coordinate terms

• war widow

Translations

woman

Czech: válečná nevěsta Dutch: oorlogsbruid Finnish: sotamorsian German: Soldatenbraut, Kriegsbraut Indonesian: pengantin wanita masa perang Slovak: vojnová nevesta Spanish: mujer de militar

company