prewar

[US]/'priː'wɔː/
[UK]/pri'wɔr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. before the war
adv. in the period before a war

Phrases & Collocations

prewar era

prewar architecture

prewar car

Real-world Examples

As those who are related to the prewar military, we simply apologize deeply to the people of China.

Source: Charming history

You would totally approve-- prewar, doorman, and the best part--Fauchon is supposedly opening up next door.

Source: Gossip Girl Season 3

Had the game gone too far? In those prewar days, I stood to lose a great deal, for the sake of a hobby.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

Due to a reader's dumpster dive outside a well-known fifth avenue prewar, it appears someone we know and love is in the family way.

Source: Gossip Girl Season 5

She shows me a video of husband Andre working at the same anvil prewar his artwork, some Game of Thrones themed selling in the U.S. and Europe for hundreds of dollars.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2023 Compilation

America is a prewar country, psychologically unprepared for one thing to go wrong. Hence the neurosis, despair; the Kafka feeling that the whole marvelous fabric of American life is coming apart at the seams.

Source: Self-study Advanced English

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