antebellum

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Etymology

From the Latin ante bellum.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌæn.tiˈbɛl.əm/

Adjective

antebellum (not comparable)

1. Of the time period prior to a war.

   A renewed sense of national pride arose in Hitler's antebellum Germany.

   1. (US) Of Antebellum South to the American Civil War, especially in reference to the culture of the southern states.

      Slavery was an accepted part of antebellum plantation life.

Synonyms

• prebellum

Antonyms

• postbellum
• post-war

Translations

• French: d'avant-guerre
• German: Vorkriegszeit, Vorkriegs-
• Italian: anteguerra, prebellico
• Portuguese: pré-guerra, pré-bélico
• Russian: довое́нный
• Spanish: prebélico

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