adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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British, Southern, Standard:/ˈɪn.tə.wɔ(ː)/
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adj
Meaning 1
During or relating to the period of time between two wars, especially the two World Wars (1919–1939).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
His family emigrated to America in the interwar years.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English war English interwar From inter- + war.
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
міжвае́нны
(mižvajénny)
— relating to the time between two wars
Catalan:
entreguerres
— relating to the time between two wars
Chinese Mandarin:
戰間期 /战间期
(zhànjiānqī)
— relating to the time between two wars
Chinese Mandarin:
間戰期 /间战期
(jiānzhànqī)
— relating to the time between two wars
Czech:
meziválečný
— relating to the time between two wars
Danish:
mellemkrigs-
— relating to the time between two wars
Estonian:
sõdadevaheline
— relating to the time between two wars
French:
de l'entre-deux-guerres
— relating to the time between two wars
Georgian:
ომთაშორისი
(omtašorisi)
— relating to the time between two wars
German:
Zwischenkriegs-
— relating to the time between two wars
German:
zwischenkrieglich
— relating to the time between two wars
German:
Zwischenkriegszeit
— relating to the time between two wars
Greek:
μεσοπολεμικός
(mesopolemikós)
— relating to the time between two wars
Hungarian:
két háború közötti
— relating to the time between two wars
Italian:
periodo interbellico
— relating to the time between two wars
Japanese:
戦間期
(senkanki)
— relating to the time between two wars
Korean:
전간기
(jeon'gan'gi)
— relating to the time between two wars
Latvian:
starpkaru periods
— relating to the time between two wars
Lithuanian:
tarpukaris
— relating to the time between two wars
Polish:
międzywojenny
— relating to the time between two wars
Portuguese:
entreguerras
— relating to the time between two wars
Romanian:
interbelic
— relating to the time between two wars
Russian:
межвое́нный
(mežvojénnyj)
— relating to the time between two wars
Spanish:
periodo de entreguerras
— relating to the time between two wars
Swedish:
mellankrigs-
— relating to the time between two wars
Ukrainian:
міжвоє́нний
(mižvojénnyj)
— relating to the time between two wars
