postwar

American  

[pohst-wawr] / ˈpoʊstˈwɔr /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a period following a war.

   postwar problems; postwar removal of rationing.

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Etymology

Origin of postwar

First recorded in 1905–10; post- + war ¹

Example Sentences

The GI generation, the cohort that became the core of the postwar middlebrow phenomenon, would not have made that mistake.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

Why did all of this happen in the early postwar years?

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

Artifacts from the birth of the nuclear age are also featured, including items recovered from postwar Hiroshima and a letter from the father of the nuclear bomb, Robert J. Oppenheimer.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Utility and power officials for years have argued for upgrading the aging transmission system, much of which was built to support the postwar population boom in the 1950s and 1960s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

That kind of specialization would be the key to managing the increasingly complex nature of aeronautical research in the postwar era.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly