preunification

adjective

pre·​uni·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌprē-ˌyü-nə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

variants or pre-unification

: existing or occurring before unification : prior to being united

the country's preunification period

Drechsler took the 1983 world title for a preunification East Germany when she was a gangly 18.

—Kenny Moore

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above