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transwar

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • 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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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

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  • Finnish: sotaa ympäröivä — Translations