Veterans of Foreign Wars
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- proper noun
- US
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Veteranos de Guerras Extranjeras
- The president is slated to address members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars gathered in Arizona at the organization's annual convention.
- Veterans of Foreign Wars convention
- Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
- member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Examples
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Brunner, former chairman of the United Veterans Council of San Diego County, served in the Navy from 1956 to 1975 and is active with numerous veterans' organizations, including the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Veterans Museum and Memorial Center.
Blog text (4) -
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Homes for Troops, etc.
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The monument, commissioned by the Scott County Veterans of Foreign Wars, memorializes local veterans as far back as the Revolutionary War.
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James Evans, district commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, will talk about the reason for the celebration.
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Mr. Gallaway is also making efforts to connect student vets with the local Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion chapters.
Synonyms
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An American group for veterans who served in wars abroad
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally transparent: a learner who knows 'veteran' (person who served in the military), 'foreign' (from other countries) and 'war' can readily infer it refers to veterans who served in wars abroad. Even though it is also the formal name of a U.S. organisation, the noun phrase follows a straightforward 'X of Y' pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner would understand the basic meaning from the constituents.
Etymology
Veterans of Foreign Wars comes from a simple picture: a group of veterans, meaning former soldiers, who had fought in foreign wars, or wars in other countries, meeting in local halls to help each other and remember those they lost. So today Veterans of Foreign Wars is an American group 'to support veterans' and 'to promote patriotism'.