prewar

American  

[pree-wawr] / ˈpriˈwɔr /

adjective

1. before the war.

   prewar prices.

---

prewar British  

/ ˈpriːˌwɔː, ˌpriːˈwɔː /

adjective

1. of or occurring in the period before a war, esp before World War I or II

---

Etymology

Origin of prewar

First recorded in 1905–10; pre- + war ¹

Example Sentences

Ostensibly, this was simply a tea party; in reality, it brought together like-minded souls who had known one another since the prewar era.

From The Wall Street Journal

At times, Schumer’s prewar apartment building overlooking Prospect Park has resembled a tower under siege; he has yet to endorse Mamdani.

From The Wall Street Journal

His home is in Gaza City’s Tel al-Hawa neighborhood, which prewar was a more affluent district that roughly translates to “Windy Hill.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Most of Hamas’s prewar senior leadership has been killed by Israel, and heavy fighting had fragmented the group’s lines of command.

From The Wall Street Journal

These elites were the East Coast merchants who had prospered from the prewar Atlantic commercial boom that helped plant capitalism’s roots in North America.

From The Wall Street Journal