Complete Definition of "antebellum"

English

Etymology
L ante {before} + bellum {war}

Adjective
en-adj|-

  1. Of the time period prior to a war.

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

  1. In the United States of America, of the period prior to the American civil war|Civil War, especially in reference to the culture of the southern states.

#:Slavery was an accepted part of antebellum plantation life.

Translations
Russian: довоенн�й /dovojénnyj/ (1)

Category:Time

Revision and Credits for"antebellum"
  • 2007-09-24 07:15 - SemperBlotto - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/12.210.113.129|12.210.113.129]] ([[User_talk:12.210.113.129|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:WikiPedant|WikiPedant]]

  • Full Revision History
Dictionary content provided from Wiktionary.org under the
GNU Free Documentation License
 
 

 Find:
  Words Starting With:
  Words Ending With:
  Words Containing:
  Words That Match:

 
 Translate Into:
  
Dutch   French   German
  
Italian   Spanish
    Show results per page.

Browse the Dictionary
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

   
Allwords Copyright 1998-2024 All rights reserved.