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in·ter·war | \ ˌin-tər-ˈwȯr 
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\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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interwar
adjectiveEnglish Language Learners Definition of interwar
: occurring between wars especially : occurring between World War I and World War II
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The first known use of interwar was in 1930
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