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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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Dnipro is Ukraine's fourth-largest city behind Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa, with a prewar population of about 1 million people.
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Arkansas Online, 9 June 2025
Sumy, about 15 miles from the border, had a prewar population of around 250,000.
—Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
As of June, the fund held 2.8 trillion rubles ($36.4 billion) in liquid assets, its lowest level since 2019, a decline from the prewar peak of $113.5 billion because of growing budget deficits, infrastructure investments and state bailouts.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
The pet-friendly prewar building has a super, a gym and extra storage.
—Heather Senison, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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Arkansas Online, 9 June 2025
Sumy, about 15 miles from the border, had a prewar population of around 250,000.
—Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
As of June, the fund held 2.8 trillion rubles ($36.4 billion) in liquid assets, its lowest level since 2019, a decline from the prewar peak of $113.5 billion because of growing budget deficits, infrastructure investments and state bailouts.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
The pet-friendly prewar building has a super, a gym and extra storage.
—Heather Senison, New York Times, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for prewar
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“Prewar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prewar. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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