postguerra

postwar (period)

noun pohst-GEH-rrah Rare

Usage Note

Postguerra (also spelled posguerra) names the period immediately following a war, especially the social and economic rebuilding phase. In Spain it most often refers to the years after the Civil War (1936–1939). The word can also function attributively: la España de postguerra ('postwar Spain'). Both spellings — postguerra and posguerra — are accepted by the RAE.

Examples

"La postguerra fue una época de mucha escasez."

Natural Translation

The postwar period was a time of great scarcity.

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