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

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postwar

But those creative liberties merely accentuate Pawlikowski’s narrative and thematic aims, which, as in “Ida” and “Cold War” include pairing an intimate story with the larger rumblings of postwar Europe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

But the postwar economy, in which manufacturing employed roughly one-third of the country’s nonfarm workforce, can’t be restored.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Gray’s early life has all the ingredients of a congenial coming-of-age movie, one rooted in the anything-goes landscape of postwar Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Macron admired a prototype all-electric version of Citroën’s 2CV model, a classic of the French company and a fixture of European streets in the postwar era.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

If Levittown was the epicenter of postwar suburban optimism, my parents were exemplars and beneficiaries of its spirit.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

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