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interwar

adjective in·ter·war \ ˌin-tər-ˈwȯr \
variants: or less commonly inter-war

Definition of interwar

: occurring or existing in the time between wars and especially between the First and Second World Wars
  • the interwar period
  • interwar Germany

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1930

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