Post-war

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to a period of time immediately following the end of a war; where there is a cessation of conflict.; After the most recent or significant war in a culture's history. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Pertaining to a period of time immediately following the end of a war; where there is a cessation of conflict.; After the end of World War II in 1945. not-comparable

    "Some old, underfired clay pantiles might be damaged by button mosses rooting in cracks and fissures. But most post-war tiles are hard enough to withstand a bit of moss growth."

Synonyms

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postbellum

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"In the post-War period, up until 1975, Emperor Showa prayed at the Yasukuni Shrine a total of 8 times."

Etymology

From post- + war.

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