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interwar

See also: inter-war

English

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Etymology

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From inter- +‎ war.

Adjective

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interwar (not comparable)

  1. During or relating to the period of time between two wars, especially the two World Wars (1919–1939).
    His family emigrated to America in the interwar years.

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With reference to the World Wars, interwar (between the end of World War I in 1918 and the outbreak of World War II in 1939) is contrasted with pre-war (before the outbreak of World War I in 1914) and post-war (after the end of World War II in 1945).

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  • (between the World Wars, prior to World War II): pre-war (in some uses, like pre-war Germany)

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