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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Under Rayburn’s leadership, Congress passed incredible projects, including the Marshall Plan to fund recovery and reconstruction in postwar Western Europe, and legislation to develop and construct the Interstate Highway System.
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Sorelle Wyckoff Gaynor, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025
Japan, which committed to pacifism in its postwar constitution, has a self-defense force that looks and sounds increasingly like a full-on army.
—Kerry Brown, Time, 28 Nov. 2025
Alcide De Gasperi and the Christian Democrats constructed the foundations of postwar Italian politics, in which what looked like one-party rule was in fact a complex interaction between the left and the right.
—Alexander Stille, The New York Review of Books, 27 Nov. 2025
While studying music and art at Central Washington College of Education, Ellensburg, he was drafted into the US Army, serving two years in postwar Germany.
—News Desk, Artforum, 24 Nov. 2025
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Sorelle Wyckoff Gaynor, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025
Japan, which committed to pacifism in its postwar constitution, has a self-defense force that looks and sounds increasingly like a full-on army.
—Kerry Brown, Time, 28 Nov. 2025
Alcide De Gasperi and the Christian Democrats constructed the foundations of postwar Italian politics, in which what looked like one-party rule was in fact a complex interaction between the left and the right.
—Alexander Stille, The New York Review of Books, 27 Nov. 2025
While studying music and art at Central Washington College of Education, Ellensburg, he was drafted into the US Army, serving two years in postwar Germany.
—News Desk, Artforum, 24 Nov. 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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