postbellum

American  

[pohst-bel-uhm] / poʊstˈbɛl əm /

adjective

1. occurring after a war, especially after the American Civil War.

   postbellum reforms.

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Etymology

Origin of postbellum

First recorded in 1870–75, postbellum is from Latin post bellum “after the war”

Example Sentences

The movie drew controversy for its depiction of postbellum plantation life and has never been released on home video or streaming as a result.

From Washington Times

For a prosperous Black man in postbellum Arkansas, there are plenty of good reasons to shut out curious strangers.

From Los Angeles Times

“Despite the determined efforts of the postwar Reconstruction Congress to establish civil equality for freed slaves,” the report intones, “the postbellum South ended up devolving into a system that was hardly better than slavery.”

From Slate

In the postbellum age, small-scale orchards were “the great solicitude” to the planter, as Prosper Berckmans wrote in 1876.

From Slate

Mason, who wrote “The Mormon Menace: Violence and Anti-Mormonism in the Postbellum South,” said descendants of fundamentalist Mormon communities in Mexico today often include dual U.S.-Mexican citizens who frequently travel across the U.S.-Mexico border to visit relatives.

From Los Angeles Times