Prewar

//pɹiːˈwɔː// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of pre-war. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

    "In this metropolis that had a prewar population of almost a million, but where the city center now feels like an Orwellian ghost town of propaganda posters and armed patrols, perhaps no one feels more alone than those who still harbor pro-Ukrainian sentiments."

Adjective
  1. 1
    existing or belonging to a time before a war wordnet

Synonyms

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ante bellumante-bellumantediluvianantemundanebefore the fallbefore the flood

Example

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"I love old prewar gangster movies."

Etymology

From pre- + war.

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