postwar

BrE /ˈpəʊstwɔː/ AmE /ˈpoʊstwɔːr/

adjective en → es

1 PERIOD OF TIME [attributive or predicative] B2

relating to the period after a war has ended

posguerra, posterior al conflicto

  • postwar period

Collocations postwar reconstruction · postwar politics

  • The postwar period was a time of great change.

    El período posguerra fue un tiempo de grandes cambios.

2 SOCIAL/CONSEQUENCES [attributive or predicative] C1

relating to the social, economic, or political changes that happen after a war has ended

consecuencias de la guerra, posguerra

  • postwar society

Collocations postwar economic boom · postwar social reforms

  • The postwar generation had to rebuild their lives.

    La generación posguerra tuvo que reconstruir sus vidas.