Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
post·bel·lum
\\ˌpōs(t)-ˈbe-ləm\\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Latin post bellum after the war
DATE 1874
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the period following a war and especially following the American Civil War
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
post·bellum
\(ˈ)pōs(t)|beləm\ adjective
Etymology: Latin post bellum after the war
: existing after the war : of, relating to, or characteristic of the period following a war and especially following the American Civil War
< the postbellum generation >
< the postbellum South >
< his postbellum insistence on racial equality — Va. Quarterly Review >