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postwar

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌpoʊstˈwɔːr/ · UK /ˌpəʊstˈwɔː/

postwar means: Happening or existing in the period after a war has ended.

adjective

AFTER WARB2

Happening or existing in the period after a war has ended.

  • The house was built in the postwar years.
  • Postwar reconstruction created many jobs.
  • Her novel explores changes in postwar society.

Opposites: prewar

Common phrases: postwar years, postwar reconstruction, postwar economy

Questions about postwar

What does postwar mean?

Happening or existing in the period after a war has ended.

What is postwar in other languages?

Türkçe: savaş sonrası · Español: de posguerra · Français: d'après-guerre · Deutsch: Nachkriegs- · Italiano: del dopoguerra · 日本語: 戦後の

How do you pronounce postwar?

In American English /ˌpoʊstˈwɔːr/; in British English /ˌpəʊstˈwɔː/.

How do you use postwar in a sentence?

The house was built in the postwar years. Postwar reconstruction created many jobs.

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