Nachkriegszeit

German

Etymology

nach (after, post) + Krieg (war) + Zeit (time)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaːxˌkʁiːksˌtsaɪ̯t/

Noun

Nachkriegszeit f (genitive Nachkriegszeit, plural Nachkriegszeiten)

  1. postwar period (time following some war)
  2. (historical) the period after World War II, per se until this day, but particularly the years 1945-50, characterized in Germany (and some other parts of Europe) by widespread famine, or the years 1945-90, characterized by the division of Germany

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