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nouna woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
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"The war widowed many women in the former Yugoslavia"verbcause to be without a spousetype of:
Definition that contains widow
- queen the wife or widow of a king
- weeds a black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning
- baroness a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron
- dowager a widow holding property received from her deceased husband
- tzarina the wife or widow of a czar
- czarina the wife or widow of a czar
- widowhood the state of being a widow who has not remarried
- widowhood the time of a woman's life when she is a widow
- tsarina the wife or widow of a czar
- marchioness the wife or widow of a marquis