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Relating to the period of time between two wars, usually the two World Wars (1919 - 1939).
His family emigrated to America in the interwar years.
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interwar — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ existing in the period between two wars, especially the two world wars … English terms dictionary
interwar — [in′tər wôr΄] adj. happening in or designating a period between two wars, specif. the period between WWI and WWII … English World dictionary
interwar — in|ter|war [ˌıntəˈwo: US tərˈwo:r] adj [only before noun] happening or relating to the period between the First and the Second World Wars ▪ the interwar years … Dictionary of contemporary English
interwar — in|ter|war [ ,ıntər wɔr ] adjective only before noun MAINLY BRITISH relating to the period of time between World Wars I and II: the interwar years … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
interwar — adjective happening or connected to the period between the First and the Second World Wars: the interwar years … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
interwar — UK [ˌɪntə(r)ˈwɔː(r)] / US [ˌɪntərˈwɔr] adjective [only before noun] relating to the period of time between the First and Second World Wars the interwar years … English dictionary
Interwar poverty in Britain — describes poverty in Britain between the end of World War I In 1918 and the start of World War II in 1939.After World War I Britain lost much of her overseas markets that had existed before the war. The economy initially boomed, but the Wall… … Wikipedia
Interwar period — The interwar period (1918 1939) is understood within Western culture to be the period between the end of the First World War and the beginning of the Second World War. This is also called the period between the wars or interbellum.This period was … Wikipedia
interwar — /in teuhr wawr /, adj. occurring during a period of peace between two wars, esp. between World War I and World War II. [1935 40; INTER + WAR1] * * * … Universalium
interwar — adjective existing in the period between two wars, especially the two world wars … English new terms dictionary
