antebellum
IPA: æntɪbˈɛɫʌm
adjective
- Of the time period prior to a war.
- (US) Of the period prior to the American Civil War, especially in reference to the culture of the southern states.
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Examples of "antebellum" in Sentences
- Education and subversion in the antebellum era.
- Plaquemine continued to grow in the antebellum era.
- It was the antebellum period of the American Civil War.
- Culturally, the term can be used to describe the antebellum period.
- In the hotheaded antebellum years, the society could become raucous.
- Sugar was the prime export of Louisiana during the antebellum period.
- My primary interest is the American Civil War and the antebellum period.
- His character and courtesy exemplify the ideals of the antebellum South.
- For the remainder of the antebellum period, New England remained distinct.
- The Lyceum Movement reached the peak of its popularity in the antebellum era.
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