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... > contexts > named groups > persons > age groups > adults > women (group) > widows
... > contexts > named groups > persons > population groups > gender groups > women (group) > widows
... > contexts > demography > population groups > gender groups > women (group) > widows
... > contexts > population characteristics > demography > population groups > gender groups > women (group) > widows
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic measurements > demography > population groups > gender groups > women (group) > widows

Preferred term

widows  

Definition

  • A widow is a woman whose husband has died. The word widow comes from Sanskrit, meaning lonely or solitary. [Source: Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World; Widows]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-W1N3SNHS-8

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