antebellum

[ an-tee-bel-uh m ]
/ ˈæn tiˈbɛl əm /

adjective

before or existing before a war, especially the American Civil War; prewar: the antebellum plantations of Georgia.

Origin of antebellum

First recorded in 1860–65, antebellum is from the Latin word ante bellum before the war

Words nearby antebellum

ante-christum, ante-mortem, ante-nicene, ante-post, anteater, antebellum, antecede, antecedence, antecedency, antecedent, antecedents

Words related to antebellum

prewar

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British Dictionary definitions for antebellum

antebellum
/ (ˌæntɪˈbɛləm) /

adjective

of or during the period before a war, esp the American Civil War the antebellum South

Word Origin for antebellum

Latin ante bellum, literally: before the war

Cultural definitions for antebellum

antebellum
[ (an-tee-bel-uhm) ]

A descriptive term for objects and institutions, especially houses, that originated three or four decades before the Civil War. Antebellum is Latin for “before the war.”