Postwar
adj
adj ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Alternative spelling of post-war. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
"Men in the postwar period were threatened by the thought of a woman with more or even as much education as they had."
Adjective
- 1 belonging to the period after a war wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"The merchant accumulated tremendous fortune during the postwar era."
Etymology
From post- + war.