Prewar Meaning
/pɹiːˈwɔː/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjAlternative form of pre-war.
Sentence Examples
I love old prewar gangster movies.
Budapest Jewry in the prewar era was very assimilated.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The museum's collection includes many photographs taken in the ____ years, just before the war started.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ architecture of the city center had been largely preserved despite the surrounding development.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English war English prewar From pre- + war.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"In this metropolis that had a prewar population of almost a million, but where the city center now feels like an Orwellian ghost town of propaganda posters and armed patrols, perhaps no one feels more alone than those who still harbor pro-Ukrainian sentiments."
— 2014 September 25, Anthony Faiola, “An Orwellian nightmare for pro-Ukrainians in rebel-held east”, in The Washington Post, Nash Holdings, LLC, archived from the original on 14 Mar 2016, retrieved 25 Sep 2014:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The museum's collection includes many photographs taken in the ____ years, just before the war started.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ architecture of the city center had been largely preserved despite the surrounding development.