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prewar

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pre·war  (prwôr)
adj.
Existing or occurring before a war.
prewar [ˌpriːˈwɔː ˈpriːˌwɔː]
adj
of or occurring in the period before a war, esp before World War I or II
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.prewar - existing or belonging to a time before a war; "prewar levels of industrial production"
postwar - belonging to the period after a war; "postwar resettlement"; "postwar inflation"
Translations
prewar [ˈpriːˈwɔːʳ] ADJ → de antes de la guerra
the prewar period → la preguerra
prewar [ˈpriːˈwɔːʳ] adj → dell'anteguerra, anteguerra inv
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