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post-war

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adjective

  1. happening or existing after a war

    the early post-war years

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Post-war Britain attracted immigrants to address labour shortages and shifting consumer demands while the late 1970s saw students and scholars coming for education.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

Post-war polls indicated that 85% supported a decision made without their knowledge, input or any form of democratic oversight.

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2025

Post-war, he said, the agency is prepared to assist whatever body is governing the strip in restoring services that have halted, including reopening schools.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2023

Post-war Bosnia is split into the Serb-dominated Serb Republic and the Federation shared mainly by Croats and Bosniaks, two highly autonomous regions linked by a weak central government.

From Reuters • Jan. 25, 2022

Post-war jazz relied for its forward-moving momentum on being daringly free with the regular, four-beats-in-a-bar pulse.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall