No. 11,446 in Russian
довоенной
"Довоенной" means "pre-war" in English.
In a sentence
Музей хранил артефакты довоенной эпохи.
The museum preserved artifacts from the pre-war era.
In this sentence, "довоенной" is an adjective describing the noun "эпохи." It means "pre-war" and refers to the time before a specific war.
Её рассказы были полны воспоминаний о довоенной жизни.
Her stories were full of memories about life before the war.
Here, "довоенной" modifies the noun "жизни," emphasizing events or conditions existing prior to the war.
Архитектура довоенной Москвы знаменита своей красотой.
The architecture of pre-war Moscow is famous for its beauty.
In this usage, "довоенной" describes "Москвы" in a possessive or descriptive manner, implying the state of architecture in Moscow as it was before the war.
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