German word

Nachkriegszeit

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈnaːxkʁiːksˌtsaɪ̯t/

Meaning

  • feminine nounpostwar period

Example

In den Nachkriegszeiten war vieles knapp.

In the postwar period, many things were scarce.

Illustration for Nachkriegszeit (postwar period)

More examples

Das Ende der Nachkriegszeit markierte einen wirtschaftlichen Aufschwung.

The end of the postwar period marked an economic upswing.

Core concept

A society moves from wartime destruction into rebuilding while shortages and political change still shape daily life.

Common phrases

  • das Ende der Nachkriegszeit

    the end of the postwar period

  • in der frühen Nachkriegszeit

    in the early postwar period

Similar words

Trümmerzeit: The initial postwar phase, with widespread destruction and severe shortages of essential goods.
Wiederaufbau: The process of restoring damaged buildings, institutions, infrastructure, and the economy.
Besatzungszeit: A period when foreign military or civil authorities governed a country.
Nachkriegsjahre: The years immediately after a war, shaped by recovery and social change.

Definition in German

Periode nach einem bewaffneten Konflikt, geprägt von Wiederaufbau, Mangel und politischen Veränderungen.

Word origin

Nachkriegszeit combines nach ('after'), Krieg ('war'), and Zeit ('time'), naming the period that follows a war.

Usage tips

  • Nachkriegszeit is a feminine noun: die Nachkriegszeit, with the plural die Nachkriegszeiten for postwar periods.

Opposites

  • Vorkriegszeitprewar periodnoun

Related words

  • Nachkriegsforschungpostwar researchnoun
  • nachkriegsbedingtpostwar-inducedadjective

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