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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In the highly nationalistic climate of interwar Poland, the Jews’ traditional survival strategies—avoiding politics, accepting blows without retaliation—have stopped working.
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Adam Kirsch, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
Though she was entrenched in the lives of celebrated artists of interwar Paris, Reynolds remains something of an obscure figure.
—Karen Chernick, ARTnews.com, 14 Mar. 2025
How Big Pharma helped build factory farming In the interwar period, the discovery of antibiotics like Prontosil and penicillin led to a pharmaceutical revolution, enabling doctors to quickly heal common bacterial infections in humans that until then had often been life-threatening.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 1 Mar. 2025
Since World War II, early elections have been rare in Germany, and the federal republic remains rightfully wary of parliamentary instability given the experience of the interwar Weimar Republic, the country’s first attempt at democracy.
—Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2025
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Adam Kirsch, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
Though she was entrenched in the lives of celebrated artists of interwar Paris, Reynolds remains something of an obscure figure.
—Karen Chernick, ARTnews.com, 14 Mar. 2025
How Big Pharma helped build factory farming In the interwar period, the discovery of antibiotics like Prontosil and penicillin led to a pharmaceutical revolution, enabling doctors to quickly heal common bacterial infections in humans that until then had often been life-threatening.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 1 Mar. 2025
Since World War II, early elections have been rare in Germany, and the federal republic remains rightfully wary of parliamentary instability given the experience of the interwar Weimar Republic, the country’s first attempt at democracy.
—Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Interwar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interwar. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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