adjective
- occurring or existing after a war, especially after World War II
Examples
- The postwar economy experienced rapid growth.
- Many postwar buildings were constructed quickly to house returning soldiers.
- Postwar literature often dealt with themes of trauma and recovery.
- The postwar generation had different values than their parents.
- Postwar reconstruction efforts transformed the devastated cities.
- Social changes in the postwar era included the rise of suburbia.