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postindustrial

American  
[pohst-in-duhs-tree-uhl] / ˌpoʊst ɪnˈdʌs tri əl /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of an era following industrialization.

    The economy of the postindustrial society is based on the provision of services rather than on the manufacture of goods.


postindustrial British  
/ ˌpəʊstɪnˈdʌstrɪəl /

adjective

  1. characteristic of, relating to, or denoting work or a society that is no longer based on heavy industry

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of postindustrial

post- + industrial

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Over the past three decades, Manchester’s city council managed to transform the postindustrial city into a fast-growing services hub by attracting private investment.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

Really, it’s more like the stuff of a landfill, Hesselein said, or a postindustrial brownfield.

From Seattle Times May 15, 2024

"The Sopranos" existed in a postindustrial suburban world.

From Salon Feb. 24, 2024

Jerome Siegel, a professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at UCLA, conducted research on hunter-gatherer societies in Tanzania, Bolivia, and Namibia that revealed similar sleep patterns to humans in postindustrial societies.

From National Geographic Jan. 4, 2024

After years of postindustrial decline, Manchester has recently had a development and property boom, with its city-center population ballooning, and Microsoft and Amazon opening large offices in the area.

From New York Times Jun. 23, 2023

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