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Antebellum South

Antebellum South proper noun: the period in the Southern United States from the late 18th century until the start of the Civil War in 1861; defined by a plantation-based agricultural economy heavily reliant on enslaved Black labor.

Proper noun

the Antebellum South

  1. The period in the Southern United States from the late 18th century until the start of the Civil War in 1861; defined by a plantation-based agricultural economy heavily reliant on enslaved Black labor.

Questions about Antebellum South

What does Antebellum South mean?
Antebellum South means the period in the Southern United States from the late 18th century until the start of the Civil War in 1861; defined by a plantation-based agricultural economy heavily reliant on enslaved Black labor.
What part of speech is Antebellum South?
Antebellum South is a proper noun.

Words near Antebellum South in the dictionary

  1. anteater-dicks
  2. anteaters
  3. anteating
  4. antebaptismal
  5. antebellum
  6. Antebellum South
  7. antebrachia
  8. antebrachial
  9. antebrachiocarpal
  10. antebrachium
  11. antecedaneous

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