postwar

adjective

post·​war ˈpōs(t)-ˌwär 

: occurring or existing after a war

especially : occurring or existing after World War II

Examples of postwar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But a cascade of external shocks in the past two decades forced Japanese leaders to revisit this postwar bargain. — David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026

Tessa Lord, Christie’s head of postwar and contemporary art, explained that the artist started making dog paintings after losing friends to the AIDS pandemic and the death of his friend to cancer. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Instead of wide postwar boulevards, roads would become slower and leaner, transforming Long Beach into a top-five global cycling city, said former city traffic engineer Paul Van Dyk. — Barbara Kingsley-Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

The center-right CDU has led a national coalition government under Merz since 2025 and has been Germany’s dominant political force in the postwar era, formerly helmed by longstanding Chancellor Angela Merkel. — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for postwar

• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore
• backdoor
• before
• bookstore
• candour
• centaur
• claymore

Kids Definition

postwar

adjective

post·​war ˈpōst-ˈwȯ(ə)r 

: of, relating to, or being a period after a war

postwar Europe