civil war

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see also: Civil War

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Noun

civil war (plural civil wars)

1. A war fought between factions of the inhabitants of a single country, or a similar political entity.

Synonyms

• intestine war

Translations

• French: guerre civile, guerre intestine
• German: Bürgerkrieg
• Italian: guerra civile
• Portuguese: guerra civil
• Russian: гражда́нская война́
• Spanish: guerra civil

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Civil War

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Proper noun

1. Any of several civil wars, taken specifically.
   • 2012, Faramerz Dabhoiwala, The Origins of Sex, Penguin 2013, p. 46:

     Puritans had always been only a minority, albeit one with disproportionate influence. The Civil War of the 1640s, which culminated in the execution of Charles I in 1649 and the establishment of a republic, gave them supreme power.

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