half widow

half widow
 n.— « In response to another question he said there are more than 8,000 “half widows” in Kashmir, who are not certain what has happened to their husbands.» —“Atrocities In Kashmir Graver Than Those In Kosovo” in Geneva, Switzerland BERNAMA Malaysian National News Agency Apr. 19, 1999. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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