war bride
Soldier's overseas fiancée
A war bride is a woman who marries a foreign soldier during wartime, typically relocating to his home country after the conflict ends.
The term emerged from World War II, when thousands of European and Asian women married American, British, and other Allied servicemen: My grandmother was a war bride from England.
The phrase can carry connotations of hasty or impulsive marriage under extraordinary circumstances.
Fourth decade, twentieth century
- troopshipShip carrying military personnel
- GIU.S. military slang
- homefrontCivilian sector during conflict
- victory gardensCivilian wartime food plots
Rosie the Riveter · VE Day · VJ Day · rationing · propaganda · conscription · enlistment · military base
Relocating abroad permanently
- emigrationLeaving homeland permanently
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- voyageJourney by sea
- Ellis IslandHistoric immigrant processing center
visa · citizenship · naturalization · displacement · resettlement · homeland · departure · arrival
Absorbing into a whole
- culture shockDisorientation from unfamiliar ways
- language barrierMutual incomprehension across tongues
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- integrationCombining into a whole
heritage · customs · traditions · intermarriage · identity · acculturation · homesickness · nationality
Seeking another's romantic favor
- whirlwind romanceIntense, brief romantic relationship
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- proposalFormal plan for consideration
- love lettersRomantic written messages
sweetheart · devotion · long-distance · separation · reunion · pen pal · photograph · keepsake
Suffering from difficult circumstances
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- lonelinessState of lacking companions
- strengthPower to exert force
courage · struggle · survival · rebuilding · new life · starting over · independence · determination
1940s
Fourth decade, twentieth century
- troopshipShip carrying military personnel
- GIU.S. military slang
- homefrontCivilian sector during conflict
victory gardens · Rosie the Riveter · VE Day · VJ Day · rationing · propaganda · conscription · enlistment · military base · demobilization
immigration
Relocating abroad permanently
- emigrationLeaving homeland permanently
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- voyageJourney by sea
Ellis Island · visa · citizenship · naturalization · displacement · resettlement · homeland · departure · arrival · customs
assimilation
Absorbing into a whole
- culture shockDisorientation from unfamiliar ways
- language barrierMutual incomprehension across tongues
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
integration · heritage · customs · traditions · intermarriage · identity · acculturation · homesickness · nationality · diaspora
courtship
Seeking another's romantic favor
- whirlwind romanceIntense, brief romantic relationship
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- proposalFormal plan for consideration
love letters · sweetheart · devotion · long-distance · separation · reunion · pen pal · photograph · keepsake · military chapel
hardship
Suffering from difficult circumstances
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- lonelinessState of lacking companions
strength · courage · struggle · survival · rebuilding · new life · starting over · independence · determination · adversity
- military relationshipsally, enemy, comrade, commander, subordinate
- Royal Marriagesroyal marriage, royal wedding, dynastic marriage, diplomatic marriage, arranged marriage
- victimsvictim, victims, casualty, survivors, fatality
- ___ bride
- JapantownJapantown, Little Tokyo, Japanese garden, torii gate, ramen shop
war bridechildhood sweetheart
Romantic attachment from youth
girl next door · college sweetheart · high school sweetheart · arranged marriage · domestic union
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