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postbellum

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɛləm

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of the period following a war.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of the period following a war.

Of the period following the American Civil War, especially used in reference to the South.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, not-comparable

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History

Etymology

From Latin post bellum (literally “after the war”).

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: следвоенен (sledvoenen) — of the period following a war
  • Catalan: postguerra — of the period following a war
  • Chinese Mandarin: 戰後的 /战后的 — of the period following a war
  • Czech: poválečný — of the period following a war
  • Dutch: naoorlogs — of the period following a war
  • Estonian: sõjajärgne — of the period following a war
  • Finnish: sodanjälkeinen — of the period following a war
  • French: d’après-guerre — of the period following a war
  • German: Nachkriegszeit — of the period following a war
  • Greek: μεταπολεμικός (metapolemikós) — of the period following a war
  • Italian: postbellico — of the period following a war
  • Japanese: 戦後の — of the period following a war
  • Korean: 전후의 (jeonhuui) — of the period following a war
  • Polish: powojenny — of the period following a war
  • Portuguese: pós-guerra — of the period following a war
  • Portuguese: após-guerra — of the period following a war
  • Romanian: postbelic — of the period following a war
  • Russian: послевое́нный (poslevojénnyj) — of the period following a war
  • Spanish: de posguerra — of the period following a war
  • Swedish: efterkrigs- — of the period following a war
  • Turkish: savaş sonrası — of the period following a war