prewar

[ pree-wawr ]

adjective

1. before the war:

   prewar prices.

prewar

/ ˈpriːˌwɔː; ˌpriːˈwɔː /

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of prewar¹

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

Example Sentences

After more than two years of Russia’s assault on Ukraine, street life in Kyiv — more than 200 miles from the nearest front line in the country’s east — is mostly back to its prewar vitality.

From Los Angeles Times

After the war, Schmitt refused to submit to denazification, and remained completely unrepentant of his prewar beliefs.

From Salon

Vovchansk, which became a battlefield again in May after Russian forces came over the border in the Kharkiv region, had about 2,000 residents by December, down from its prewar population of about 17,000.

From New York Times

The uprising-turned-civil war in Syria, now in its 14th year has killed nearly half a million people and displaced half of the country’s prewar population of 23 million.

From Seattle Times

Open-source maps of the battlefield compiled by independent groups also show that Russia now controls the northern part of the town, which had a prewar population of 17,000.

From New York Times