interwar

American

[in-ter-wawr] / ˌɪn tərˈwɔr /

adjective

occurring during a period of peace between two wars, especially between World War I and World War II.

interwar British

/ ˌɪntəˈwɔː /

adjective

of or happening in the period between World War I and World War II

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Etymology

Origin of interwar

First recorded in 1935–40; inter- + war ¹

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In the interwar period, Scarborough and Whitby became world-famous destinations for game fishing because of the size of the tuna - nicknamed "tunny".

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Fans of fantasy and science fiction kept the field alive during its interwar critical eclipse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

That is why I think it wise to think of Nazism and fascism as terms referring to specific European movements that grew out of the twentieth-century interwar period in Germany, Italy and Spain.”

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2025

Ernest Marquez was born March 12, 1924, coming of age in interwar Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2024

These and other artists of the interwar period were greatly influenced by the impressionist and postimpressionist painters in Paris and Munich, where they studied.

From Area Handbook for Romania by Donald W. Bernier

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