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Dutch
Etymology
Back-formation from weduwe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋeːdyu̯/
- Hyphenation: we‧duw
Noun
weduw m or f (plural weduwen, diminutive weduwtje n)
- a widowed person; a widow or widower
- 2016, Een bejaarde als huisgenoot, Nieuwsredactie
Dit zijn voornamelijk mensen die behoefte hebben aan sociaal contact, mensen die weduw zijn of mensen die om de een of andere reden in een sociaal isolement zijn geraakt.- These are mainly people who need social contact, people who are widowed or people who, for one reason or another, have become socially isolated.
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