belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War
antebellum例句
The capital of Louisiana, in the southeast-central part of the state on a bluff above the Mississippi River. It has notable antebellum houses. Population, 219,531.
an.te.bel.lum adj.(形容词)Belonging to the period before a war, especially the American Civil War.战前的:属于战争之前的时期,尤指美国南北战争 来源:Latin ante bellum 拉丁语 ante bellumante [before] ante [在…之前] bellum [war] bellum [战争]