since before

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What would be a German equivalent of "since before" as in "I have lived here since before 1990"?

Proposed translations (German)

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Roland Idaczyk

New Zealand

Native in German

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schon vor

The literal translation ("seit vor") does not work in German. Using your sample sentence, I would say:
Ich lebte/wohnte hier schon vor 1990.

Note from asker:

Sorry, "schon vor" is not an equivalent of "since before".

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