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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In 1944, Stalin cooked up the Order of Maternal Glory to repopulate postwar Russia.
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Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2025
His father, Yitzhak Isaac Halevi Herzog—who would also become a chief rabbi of Israel—met with Gen. Eisenhower in 1946 as part of a mission to aid Jewish survivors across postwar Europe.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
Never in the history of the postwar German republic had a chancellor-in-waiting failed to be elected on the first ballot.
—Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 7 May 2025
From postwar liberation to Cold War supremacy, U.S. soft power has never been more potent than when projected onto a movie screen.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2025
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Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2025
His father, Yitzhak Isaac Halevi Herzog—who would also become a chief rabbi of Israel—met with Gen. Eisenhower in 1946 as part of a mission to aid Jewish survivors across postwar Europe.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
Never in the history of the postwar German republic had a chancellor-in-waiting failed to be elected on the first ballot.
—Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 7 May 2025
From postwar liberation to Cold War supremacy, U.S. soft power has never been more potent than when projected onto a movie screen.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2025
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“Postwar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postwar. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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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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