pre-war

adjective
🔊/ˌpriː ˈwɔː(r)/
🔊/ˌpriː ˈwɔːr/
[usually before noun]
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  1. happening or existing before a war, especially before the Second World War战前的;(尤指)第二次世界大战以前的
    • the pre-war years战前的年代
    • pre-war Britain战前的英国
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPre-war is used with these nouns:
    • era
    • year
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