postbellum

/ˈpɒstbɛləm/

Definitions

1. noun

The period of time after a war or significant conflict, especially the Reconstruction Era in the United States following the American Civil War.

“The postbellum South was marked by the rise of Jim Crow laws and racial segregation.”

Synonyms

  • Reconstruction
  • postwar

Antonyms

  • belligerent
  • warlike