adjective · frequent

pre-war

довоєнний, передвоєнний

довоенный, предвоенный

Vorkriegs-, vorkrieglich

Before a warBefore a war.: Before the most recent or significant war in a culture's history.

UK/pɹiːˈwɔː/US/pɹiˈwɔɹ/

Meaning

5 senses

Before a war.
(not comparable)Before the most recent or significant war in a culture's history.
(not comparable)Before the outbreak of World War I in 1914.
(not comparable)Before the outbreak of World War II in 1939.
Before the outbreak of World War II in 1939.
(not comparable)Especially pre-war architecture: buildings (particularly in and around New York) built between 1900 and about 1940.
(not comparable)Between the end of World War I in 1918 and the outbreak of World War II in 1939; interwar, especially Weimar Republic Germany.