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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France’s postwar leader, Charles de Gaulle, spent much of the 1960s institutionalizing what later became known as strategic autonomy.
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Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
The words were insinuating, territorial, postwar code from a man to anyone not scanning as local.
—Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
Not Pop, not Funk, not surreal or Conceptual, and certainly not Minimal, Nilsson’s work is practically an advertisement for postwar Chicago’s alternative tradition.
—Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
The Caravan Court Hotel reopened in Arlington this week, replacing a 65-year-old relic of postwar Americana with a shiny new $60 million luxury tower deeply rooted in the city’s history.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
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Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
The words were insinuating, territorial, postwar code from a man to anyone not scanning as local.
—Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
Not Pop, not Funk, not surreal or Conceptual, and certainly not Minimal, Nilsson’s work is practically an advertisement for postwar Chicago’s alternative tradition.
—Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
The Caravan Court Hotel reopened in Arlington this week, replacing a 65-year-old relic of postwar Americana with a shiny new $60 million luxury tower deeply rooted in the city’s history.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 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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