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View definitions for prewar

prewar

adjective as in ante-bellum

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The price of chicken dropped precipitously, making it much more ubiquitous than it was in the prewar era.

These mirrors were of glass and cost about $1,000 at prewar prices.

There was considerable similarity in form, though not in performance, between the Mayfly and the prewar Zeppelin.

But the Government was careful not to subject them to the hazards and isolation which the ordinary, prewar settler had to face.

The result of all this was a big decline in trade between Western and Eastern Europe, as compared with prewar years.

The controls apply to a small percentage of the types of goods which made up East-West trade in the prewar years or in 1948.

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On this page you'll find 3 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to prewar, such as: pre-civil war, and prior to the war.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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