status quo ante bellum
(adjective)
A Latin phrase meaning, literally, "the state in which things were before the war."
Examples of status quo ante bellum in the following topics:
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The War's Aftermath
- The Treaty of Ghent largely restored relations between the two nations to status quo ante bellum, with no loss of territory either way .
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The Treaty of Ghent
- The treaty largely restored relations between the two nations to status quo ante bellum (as they were before the war), with no loss of territory on either side.
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The American Revolution
- The French support was weak, however, and the status quo ante bellum ("the state existing before the war") 1784 Treaty of Mangalore ended the war.