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post⋅war

[pohst-wawr]
–adjective
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a period following a war: postwar problems; postwar removal of rationing.

Origin:
1905–10; post- + war 1
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post·war   (pōst'wôr')   
adj.  Belonging to the period after a war: postwar resettlement; a postwar house.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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