prewar

See also: pre-war

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ war.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɹiːˈwɔː/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /pɹiˈwɔɹ/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Adjective

prewar (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of pre-war.
    • 2014 September 25, Anthony Faiola, “An Orwellian nightmare for pro-Ukrainians in rebel-held east”, in The Washington Post‎[1], Nash Holdings, LLC, archived from the original on 14 March 2016, retrieved 25 September 2014:
      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.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:prewar.

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