postwar

American  

[pohst-wawr] / ˈpoʊstˈwɔr /

adjective

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

   postwar problems; postwar removal of rationing.

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Etymology

Origin of postwar

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

Example Sentences

But the film’s noirish atmosphere of postwar anxiety and the movie’s cast of misfits and criminals mirrored the world she briefly inhabited.

From The Wall Street Journal

The board was created to oversee the reconstruction of postwar Gaza.

From The Wall Street Journal

For much of the postwar era, this intangible asset—credibility—anchored America’s global leadership and confidence in its markets.

From Barron's

Security Council authorized the Board of Peace in November to oversee Gaza’s postwar stabilization and reconstruction.

From The Wall Street Journal

After Khomeini’s historic compromise and subsequent death, Iran entered the 1990s under Khamenei buoyed by economic growth, postwar reconstruction and the building of a welfare state with high levels of education and healthcare.

From The Wall Street Journal