antebellum
\ AN-tee-BEL-uhm \ , adjective;
1.
before or existing before a war, especially the American Civil War; prewar: the antebellum plantations of Georgia .
Is it acceptable to use the word antebellum to describe a prewar situation not in the context of the American Civil War, or is its usage tied too closely with the ACW?
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\ AN-tee-BEL-uhm \ , adjective;
1.
before or existing before a war, especially the American Civil War; prewar: the antebellum plantations of Georgia .
Is it acceptable to use the word antebellum to describe a prewar situation not in the context of the American Civil War, or is its usage tied too closely with the ACW?