interwar

[ in-ter-wawr ]

adjective

1. occurring during a period of peace between two wars, war, especially between World War I and World War II.

interwar

/ ˌɪntəˈwɔː /

adjective

1. of or happening in the period between World War I and World War II

Word History and Origins

Origin of interwar¹

First recorded in 1935–40; inter- + war ¹

Example Sentences

And in one very important respect, Trump differed sharply from the European fascists of the interwar period.

From Salon

In 2022, for example, she starred in the sex-addled queer musical “Please Baby Please,” produced by her production company; the cockeyed interwar drama “Amsterdam”; the boisterous children’s film “Matilda: the Musical”; the bleak Scandinavian thriller “What Remains”; and the wrenching Texas-set indie, “To Leslie,” for which Riseborough received her first Academy Award nomination.

From New York Times

In the interwar period, it becomes utopian and very deeply ambitious and a form of science.

From Los Angeles Times

Ernest Marquez was born March 12, 1924, coming of age in interwar Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times

An interwar tale of creation and destruction, “The Wind Rises” ends with a fiery vision of World War II that leads seamlessly into “The Boy and the Heron’s” harrowing opening moments.

From Los Angeles Times