"antebellum" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌæn.tiˈbɛl.əm/
Rhymes: -ɛləm Etymology: From the Latin ante bellum (literally “before the war”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|ante bellum|lit=before the war}} Latin ante bellum (literally “before the war”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} antebellum (not comparable)
  1. Of the time period prior to a war. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Time Translations (of a period of time prior to a war): d'avantguerra (Catalan), 戰前的 (Chinese Mandarin), 战前的 (Chinese Mandarin), předválečný (Czech), førkrigs- (Danish), vooroorlogs (Dutch), sõjaeelne (Estonian), sotaa edeltävä (Finnish), d’avant-guerre (French), Vorkriegszeit (German), Vorkriegs- (German), προπολεμικός (propolemikós) (Greek), réamhchogaidh (Irish), anteguerra (Italian), prebellico (Italian), 戦前の (Japanese), 전쟁 전의 (jeonjaeng jeonui) (Korean), førkrigs- (Norwegian Bokmål), przedwojenny (Polish), pré-guerra (Portuguese), pré-bélico (Portuguese), antebelic (Romanian), довое́нный (dovojénnyj) (Russian), prebélico (Spanish), förkrigs- (Swedish), savaştan evvel (Turkish), tiền chiến (Vietnamese), cyn y rhyfel (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-antebellum-en-adj-D70Zl0QV Disambiguation of Time: 88 12 Disambiguation of 'of a period of time prior to a war': 58 42
  2. (US) Of the period prior to the American Civil War, especially in reference to the culture of the southern states. Tags: US, not-comparable Categories (topical): American Civil War, Slavery, War
    Sense id: en-antebellum-en-adj-affVc20w Disambiguation of American Civil War: 4 96 Disambiguation of Slavery: 23 77 Disambiguation of War: 15 85 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pre-war

Alternative forms

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