postwar

/ˌˈpoʊstˌwɔər/
/ˈpʌʊstwɔ/
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Definitions of postwar
  1. adjective
    belonging to the period after a war
    “postwar resettlement”
    “postwar inflation”
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    antonyms:
    prewar
    existing or belonging to a time before a war
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