postwar
adjective
post·war
ˈpōs(t)-ˌwär 
: occurring or existing after a war
especially
: occurring or existing after World War II
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But thanks to the postwar anti-alien hysteria and the deportation laws enacted during and soon after the First World War, the island’s business has become the expulsion of foreigners.
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Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Nina Bellak, PhD, Senior Lecturer at the University of Vienna, links the power of English in boardrooms to postwar history.
—Aslesha Mehta, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
Flanagan traveled to postwar Japan to help develop a child welfare program.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Designed by Eugenio and Ermengildo Soncini, key figures in Milan’s postwar archictecture scene, the building was constructed between 1956 and 1959.
—News Desk, Artforum, 23 Mar. 2026
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Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Nina Bellak, PhD, Senior Lecturer at the University of Vienna, links the power of English in boardrooms to postwar history.
—Aslesha Mehta, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
Flanagan traveled to postwar Japan to help develop a child welfare program.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Designed by Eugenio and Ermengildo Soncini, key figures in Milan’s postwar archictecture scene, the building was constructed between 1956 and 1959.
—News Desk, Artforum, 23 Mar. 2026
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“Postwar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postwar. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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postwar
adjective
post·war
ˈpōst-ˈwȯ(ə)r
: of, relating to, or being a period after a war
postwar Europe
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