transwar

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adjective

Referring to a period spanning from before to during and after a war, especially the period from before to after (and including) one of the World Wars.

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Meanings

adjectivetranswar (not comparable)
  1. not comparableReferring to a period spanning from before to during and after a war, especially the period from before to after (and including) one of the World Wars.

    1999 February, A. J. Arnold, "Profitability and Capital Accumulation in British Industry during the Transwar Period, 1913-1924", in The Economic History Review, new series, vol. 52, no. 1

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    The book interrogates questions of social space illuminating national identity, gender, race, and social status during the transwar period from the 1920s until 1950s, including the interwar, wartime, Allied Occupation, and early Cold War periods.

    2022, Annika A. Culver, Japan's Empire of Birds, page 10

Origin

From trans- + war, compare transregional (“spanning across regions”).

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Translations

Finnish sotaa ympäröivä
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APA

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MLA

“transwar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transwar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transwar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transwar.

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