interwar
adjective
in·ter·war
ˌin-tər-ˈwȯr 
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
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Reviewing the coups of the interwar years, Malaparte awarded top marks to Trotsky and Mussolini.
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Thomas Meaney, New Yorker, 2 July 2025
Streaming on Kanopy Kanopy Clue More manic than a British mystery, Clue is a send-up of all the interwar whodunits of the past.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2024
Nancy Mitford, The Pursuit of Love Mitford’s Nancy, an upper-crust lady of eccentric parentage making her way through interwar England, is a true romantic heroine.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
In the highly nationalistic climate of interwar Poland, the Jews’ traditional survival strategies—avoiding politics, accepting blows without retaliation—have stopped working.
—Adam Kirsch, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
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Thomas Meaney, New Yorker, 2 July 2025
Streaming on Kanopy Kanopy Clue More manic than a British mystery, Clue is a send-up of all the interwar whodunits of the past.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2024
Nancy Mitford, The Pursuit of Love Mitford’s Nancy, an upper-crust lady of eccentric parentage making her way through interwar England, is a true romantic heroine.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
In the highly nationalistic climate of interwar Poland, the Jews’ traditional survival strategies—avoiding politics, accepting blows without retaliation—have stopped working.
—Adam Kirsch, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Interwar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interwar. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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