Definition of "prewar" [prewar]

• Existing or occurring before a war. (adjective)

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• "Surviving evidence suggests that the same pressure shaped memory practices in prewar Magude among women across an even broader age range."
• "President Bush said the public's decision to reelect him was a ratification of his approach toward Iraq and that there was no reason to hold any administration officials accountable for mistakes or misjudgments in prewar planning or managing the violent aftermath."
• "Well, to be fair, Joe Kennedy was up to his neck in prewar Nazi dealings …"