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war bride
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war bride
n.
A woman who marries a serviceman during wartime.

war bride
n
(Military) a soldier's bride met as a result of troop movements in wartime, esp a foreign national
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Noun1.war bride - bride of a serviceman during wartime
bride - a woman who has recently been married


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We carried two stories recently involving ships that were used to carry war brides to their new homes in 1946 and shortly thereafter.
com Part of the "Canadian Immigration" series, Pier 21: Stories from Near and Far is a fact-filled book for young people about Pier 21, a building that saw 500,000 Canadian service people off to fight in World War II, as well as witnessing the arrival of countless children, war brides, refugees, and displaced persons.
9780275993986 French war brides in America; an oral history.
 
 
 
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