antebellum

Adjective Satellite

belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War

Adj

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

Examples

A renewed sense of national pride arose in Hitler's antebellum Germany.
Slavery was an accepted part of antebellum plantation life.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

pre-war, prebellum

Antonyms

post-war, postbellum

Scrabble Score: 14

antebellum: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
antebellum: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
antebellum: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

antebellum: valid Words With Friends Word