inter-war period
collocation in Englishmeaningsofinterwarandperiod
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interwar
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˌɪn.təˈwɔːr/us/ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈwɔːr/
happening or existing in the period between two wars, especially the First World War and the Second World ...
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period
noun[C]
uk/ˈpɪə.ri.əd/us/ˈpɪr.i.əd/
a length ...
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(Definition ofinterwarandperiodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Theinter-warperiodis notable for the bureaucratization of health care provision and assistance regulations, a process accelerated by the war.
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During theinter-warperiod, most of the humbler posts in the colonial administration, particularly those of interpreters and guards, went to veterans.
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These comprise the builders of about half of the houses constructed in those areas in theinter-warperiod.
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Trained midwives had difficulty throughout theinter-warperiodin obtaining replacement drugs and renewing their equipment.
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By theinter-warperiod, the legacy of ever-extending cemeteries was increasingly deemed problematic.
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The historiography on theinter-warperiodis much less abundant.
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The world of theinter-warperiodwas a dog-eat-dog affair.
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In theinter-warperiod, the multiple retailers developed both major city centre sites and built branches in new residential suburbs.
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Their local economies were similar, both being founded on coal, textile production and metalworking, and diversifying into comparable new industries in theinter-warperiod.
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Here, as at other points in theinter-warperiod, political officials raised the possibility of a medical strategy for eliminating female circumcision.
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Variations on this theme appear again and again in the strategic overviews prepared by the intelligence services during theinter-warperiod.
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Theinter-warperiodwas a time of innovation and expansion in medical provision.
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The city still had stocks of suburban land left over from the vast acquisitions of theinter-warperiod.
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Secondly, it points to the continued politicization of working-class women's consumption into theinter-warperiod.
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Theinter-warperiodhad seen a decline in the use of common land and the traditional mechanisms for their management.
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The professional organisational forms made up the basis of the entire movement in theinter-warperiod.
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Above all: why was the post-1945 era so much more successful than theinter-warperiod?
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This may partly account for the uneven pattern of development of mental hospitals in theinter-warperiod.
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