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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Many of them were returned to France through postwar government efforts, but have not been reclaimed.
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NPR, 20 Oct. 2025
Since Xi Jinping assumed power in 2012, Chinese stories have increasingly included nods to Chinese nationalist (not just communist) soldiers fighting bravely, thus placing a strong, victorious, and morally righteous China at the forefront of the postwar global order.
—Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
Rival armed factions are fighting for influence in the postwar vacuum.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
The most visible plans are those devised by the same international custodians who have engineered postwar order elsewhere in the Middle East.
—Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
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NPR, 20 Oct. 2025
Since Xi Jinping assumed power in 2012, Chinese stories have increasingly included nods to Chinese nationalist (not just communist) soldiers fighting bravely, thus placing a strong, victorious, and morally righteous China at the forefront of the postwar global order.
—Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
Rival armed factions are fighting for influence in the postwar vacuum.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
The most visible plans are those devised by the same international custodians who have engineered postwar order elsewhere in the Middle East.
—Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
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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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