English Explanatory Dictionary

antebellum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of the time period prior to a war.
  2. Of the period prior to the American Civil War, especially in reference to the culture of the southern states.

Pronunciation

/ˌæn.tiˈbɛl.əm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Eleanorrrrrrrrrr-antebellum.wav

Word forms

antebellum

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ante bellum (literally “before the war”).

Synonyms

prebellum pre-war

Antonyms

postbellum post-war

Translations

Catalan: d'avantguerra Chinese Mandarin: 戰前的 /战前的 Czech: předválečný Danish: førkrigs- Dutch: vooroorlogs Estonian: sõjaeelne Finnish: sotaa edeltävä French: d'avant-guerre Georgian: ომამდელი German: Vorkriegszeit German: Vorkriegs- Greek: προπολεμικός Irish: réamhchogaidh Italian: anteguerra Italian: prebellico Japanese: 戦前 Korean: 전쟁 전의 Norwegian Bokmål: førkrigs- Polish: przedwojenny Portuguese: pré-guerra Portuguese: pré-bélico Romanian: antebelic Russian: довое́нный Spanish: prebélico Swedish: förkrigs- Turkish: savaştan evvel Vietnamese: tiền chiến Welsh: cyn y rhyfel
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