prewar

See also: pre-war

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ war.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pɹiːˈwɔː/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /pɹiˈwɔɹ/

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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, 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.

Antonyms

• postwar

Anagrams

• rewrap, warper