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DUCHESS OF WINDSOR
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• DUCHESS OF WINDSOR (noun)
The noun DUCHESS OF WINDSOR has 1 sense:
1. United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication
Familiarity information: DUCHESS OF WINDSOR used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Duchess of Windsor; Mrs. Simpson; Simpson; Wallis Warfield Simpson; Wallis Warfield Windsor
Instance hypernyms:
divorcee; grass widow (a divorced woman or a woman who is separated from her husband)
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