interwar

adjective

in·ter·war ˌin-tər-ˈwȯr

variants or less commonly inter-war

: occurring or existing in the time between wars and especially between the First and Second World Wars

the interwar period

interwar Germany

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Having spent the interwar period yo-yoing between the divisions, United emerged from the Second World War in fine fettle on the pitch but a mess off it. —

Matt Slater, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024 The intensification of isolationism during the interwar era coincided with a surge in anti-immigrant fervor. —

Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2024 In the interwar and postwar periods in the US and Europe, governments poured money into agriculture to boost productivity and food security. —

Crystal Heath, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024 Watch on Netflix Eldorado: Everything The Nazis Hate Centered on the eponymous Berlin nightclub, this documentary explores the lives of LGBTQ+ people during the interwar years, from the roaring 1920s through the rise of the Nazis and into the horrors of World War II. —

Matt Kamen, WIRED, 6 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for interwar