prewar
adjective/priˈwɔr/
Frequency rank: #18,083 most common English word
Meaning
existing or occurring before a war, especially before World War II.
Example sentence
My grandmother grew up in prewar Japan, before the country was transformed by conflict.
Synonyms & related words
- peacetime
- pre-conflict
- earlier
- historical
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