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postwar

American  
[pohst-wawr] / ˈpoʊstˈwɔr /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a period following a war.

    postwar problems; postwar removal of rationing.


Etymology

Origin of postwar

First recorded in 1905–10; post- + war 1

Example Sentences

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Does anyone think it would have been a good idea to keep an allegedly “reformed” Gestapo in place as a postwar law enforcement agency?

From Salon

Many were buoyed by the postwar economic boom, access to affordable college educations and workplace pensions, and growth in the housing and stock markets, MarketWatch recently reported.

From MarketWatch

The spirits also had many important postwar duties like “preparing our homes for the poor wounded soldiers who are rapidly coming to our world.”

From Literature

Another potential wrinkle is that some young people say they like Takaichi but are less enthusiastic about the LDP, which has governed Japan for most of its postwar history.

From The Wall Street Journal

An era of ultralow interest rates helped spur the longest postwar expansion in U.S. history and pump Silicon Valley into a global juggernaut.

From The Wall Street Journal