VFW
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- noun
- /viː ɛf ˈdʌbəljuː/
- US
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Veteranos de guerras extranjeras
- Dana McQuaid, commander of the VFW Post 2017, disagreed.
- VFW Hall
- VFW Post
- local VFW
So I got this award for the VFW called the Americanism Award.
- So I got this award for the VFW called the Americanism Award.
- And you know, the traditional names, the VFW, the Legion, Amvets, you name them.
- Rusted out steel mills, closing churches, the old clubs, the VFW's, the Rotary, the bowling leagues, they're all dying.
- So he goes over and right next to this restaurant is the VFW.
- I'm like, ladies and gentlemen, this next guy, I'll drop him off at a VFW and see how they treat him over there.
- And while I say that this past year I got the VFW Award for Americanism Award.
- These are all people that the VFW were like, it's a great idea.
- So I get the VFW award for the, for the Americanism award for military service and giving back.
Examples
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Twin Bridge VFW post to be closed by state officials over records mistake.
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"The days of the VFW being an 'old boy's club' are over," he said.
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The VFW has just started in recent years to keep track of its women members.
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You want to tell your war stories, you can take them down to the VFW.
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My uncle said that old man, he spends every Friday night at the VFW.
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For Parker, "The Cost of Freedom" is a significant step in the evolution of the VFW and its membership.
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It's the hospital volunteer banquet at the VFW.
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At the VFW on Lyndale Avenue in Minneapolis, at least 200 people stood outside around 8 a.m.
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When in Virginia Beach, Giuliani campaigned at the VFW Post 392 to a room full of Virginia veterans and their families.
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This Saturday, I am attending a meeting at the VFW to discuss community support for veterans.
Synonyms
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A group of former soldiers who meet to support each other
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A large U.S. group of military veterans who support each other and promote national pride
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An American group of people who served in the military abroad that helps former service members and promotes national pride
Surface Forms
Morphology
VFW = V + F + W
This is an initialism/acronym; the component letters do not transparently convey the meaning 'Veterans of Foreign Wars' to an average learner.
Etymology
The word VFW stands for Veterans of Foreign Wars, and its parts tell the meaning: 'veterans' are former soldiers, 'foreign' means other countries, and 'wars' are big fights. So the VFW is an organization for people who served abroad.