antebellum
/ˌæntiˈbɛləm/
adjective
- Relating to the period before a war, especially the American Civil War.
- She studied the social structure of the antebellum South.
- The museum has a collection of antebellum furniture from the 1850s.
- Many antebellum plantations still stand in the southern United States.
- Characteristic of the style or architecture popular in the southern United States before the Civil War.
- Antebellum architecture often features large porches and symmetrical design.
- The town is known for its well-preserved antebellum mansions.
- They bought a beautiful antebellum house with tall white columns.
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