post-bellum
adjective
(prenominal) of or during the period after a war, esp the American Civil War
Word Origin for post-bellum
C19: Latin post after + bellum war
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Historical Examples of post-bellum
The young or post-bellum Negro is steadily improving morally.
Washington's "Latané" had post-bellum reproduction, by the graver; becoming popular and widely-known, North and South.
Four Years in Rebel CapitalsT. C. DeLeon
Consequently the present city is a product of the post-bellum development of Georgia.
The duty of carrying out the post-bellum measures had devolved upon the new cabinet.
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The writer takes it that the young "Negro" and his father are to represent only the ante-bellum and the post-bellum Negro.
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