Ma'anar ma'anar "antebell" shine: na lokacin ne kafin yaki, musamman yakin basasa na Amurka. Ana amfani da kalmar don komawa zuwa zamanin Yakin da ya gabata a Amurka, musamman a cikin jihohin kudu, kuma galibi yana ɗaukar nostalgia don wannan lokacin.
