"interwar" meaning in English

See interwar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: inter-war [alternative]
Etymology: From inter- + war. Etymology templates: {{af|en|inter-|war}} inter- + war Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} interwar (not comparable)
  1. During or relating to the period of time between two wars, especially the two World Wars (1919–1939). Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Historical periods Synonyms (between the World Wars, prior to World War II): pre-war (english: in some uses, like pre-war Germany) Coordinate_terms: pre-war, post-war Translations (relating to the time between two wars): міжвае́нны (mižvajénny) (Belarusian), entreguerres (note: only used in the form "d'entreguerres") (Catalan), 戰間期 /战间期 (zhànjiānqī) (Chinese Mandarin), meziválečný (Czech), mellemkrigs- (Danish), sõdadevaheline (Estonian), de l'entre-deux-guerres (French), ომთაშორისი (omtašorisi) (Georgian), Zwischenkriegs- (German), zwischenkrieglich [rare] (German), Zwischenkriegszeit [feminine, noun] (German), μεσοπολεμικός (mesopolemikós) (Greek), két háború közötti (Hungarian), periodo interbellico [feminine, noun] (Italian), 戦間期 (senkanki) (alt: せんかんき) (Japanese), 전간기 (jeon'gan'gi) (alt: 戰間期) (Korean), starpkaru periods [masculine] (Latvian), tarpukaris [masculine] (Lithuanian), międzywojenny (Polish), entreguerras (Portuguese), interbelic (Romanian), межвое́нный (mežvojénnyj) (Russian), periodo de entreguerras [masculine, noun] (Spanish), mellankrigs- (Swedish), міжвоє́нний (mižvojénnyj) (Ukrainian)

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