prewar

adjective

pre·war ˌprē-ˈwȯr

variants or pre-war

: occurring or existing before a war and especially before World War II

prewar conditions

the prewar era/period/years

the country's prewar population

prewar levels of industrial production

an apartment in a prewar building

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The prices of what little food can be found are skyrocketing: One bag of 18 pita loaves sells for $12.06, more than 10 times its prewar price. —

Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2024 Photo: Brown Harris Stevens Another co-op with a working fireplace, this prewar unit has preserved a lot of nice details, such as the herringbone floors and beamed ceilings. —

Clio Chang, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2024 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. —

Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024 The club also helped popularize baseball in a series of prewar goodwill tours in Japan and Korea. —

Emilie Ikeda, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for prewar