postwar
adjective
post·war
ˈpōs(t)-ˌwär 
: occurring or existing after a war
especially
: occurring or existing after World War II
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Trump will also meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines this week over promised postwar security guarantees, which Zelenskyy has said are critical to resolving the war with Russia.
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Mariam Khan, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2025
Eighty years ago, the Allied victors of World War II founded the United Nations to prevent future wars and shape the postwar order.
—Richard Gowan, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
There are good reasons for seeing postwar Korea in this way.
—Kornel Chang
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
British officials see the visit as a way to engage a president whose foreign policy has challenged postwar norms.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
shane Croucher
jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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Mariam Khan, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2025
Eighty years ago, the Allied victors of World War II founded the United Nations to prevent future wars and shape the postwar order.
—Richard Gowan, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
There are good reasons for seeing postwar Korea in this way.
—Kornel Chang
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
British officials see the visit as a way to engage a president whose foreign policy has challenged postwar norms.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
shane Croucher
jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Postwar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postwar. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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postwar
adjective
post·war
ˈpōst-ˈwȯ(ə)r
: of, relating to, or being a period after a war
postwar Europe
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