interwar

adjective

in·​ter·​war ˌin-tər-ˈwȯr How to pronounce interwar (audio)
variants or less commonly inter-war
: occurring or existing in the time between wars and especially between the First and Second World Wars
the interwar period
interwar Germany

Examples of interwar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The intensification of isolationism during the interwar era coincided with a surge in anti-immigrant fervor. Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2024 In the interwar and postwar periods in the US and Europe, governments poured money into agriculture to boost productivity and food security. Crystal Heath, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024 Watch on Netflix Eldorado: Everything The Nazis Hate Centered on the eponymous Berlin nightclub, this documentary explores the lives of LGBTQ+ people during the interwar years, from the roaring 1920s through the rise of the Nazis and into the horrors of World War II. Matt Kamen, WIRED, 6 July 2024 Visualizing Trans Identities Photography played an important role in determining gender categories and presentations for both scientists and trans individuals in interwar Germany. JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for interwar 

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Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of interwar was in 1930

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“Interwar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interwar. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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