antebellum
/ˌæn.tiˈbɛl.əm/ adjective C2- Of the time period prior to a war. · A renewed sense of national pride arose in Hitler's antebellum Germany.
- Of the period prior to the American Civil War, especially in reference to the culture of the southern states. · See also: Antebellum South· Slavery was an accepted part of antebellum plantation life.
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