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war bride

war bride
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wawr brahyd]
    • /wɔr braɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wawr brahyd]
    • /wɔr braɪd/

Definitions of war bride words

  • noun war bride a woman who marries a serviceman about to go overseas in wartime. 1
  • noun war bride a woman who marries a foreign serviceman and goes to live in his country. 1
  • noun war bride a soldier's bride met as a result of troop movements in wartime, esp a foreign national 0
  • noun war bride A woman who marries a man who is on active duty military in wartime. 0
  • noun war bride (Idiomatic) A company or individual whose business is increased by warfare. 0

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Origin of war bride

First appearance:

before 1915
One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for War bride

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

war bride popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

war bride usage trend in Literature

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