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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Takaichi has pledged to revise security and defense policies by December to bolster Japan's military capabilities, lifting a ban on lethal weapons exports and moving further away from postwar pacifist principles.
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Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2026
As early as 1919, Irish Fellowship Club founder Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne — who served as Chicago’s 38th mayor and the 24th governor of Illinois — was one of three Americans who traveled to France to make the case for Irish independence at the postwar Paris Peace Conference.
—Brian Cahalane, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Takaichi has pledged to revise security and defense policies by December to bolster Japan’s military capabilities, lifting a ban on lethal weapons exports and moving further away from postwar pacifist principles.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
In Athens, Obama spoke out in support of NATO and postwar alliances.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2026
As early as 1919, Irish Fellowship Club founder Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne — who served as Chicago’s 38th mayor and the 24th governor of Illinois — was one of three Americans who traveled to France to make the case for Irish independence at the postwar Paris Peace Conference.
—Brian Cahalane, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Takaichi has pledged to revise security and defense policies by December to bolster Japan’s military capabilities, lifting a ban on lethal weapons exports and moving further away from postwar pacifist principles.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
In Athens, Obama spoke out in support of NATO and postwar alliances.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 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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