Civil War Definition

noun
War between geographical sections or political factions of the same nation.
Webster's New World
The war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy from 1861 to 1865.
American Heritage
The war in England between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists from 1642 to 1648.
American Heritage
A state of hostility or conflict between elements within an organization.
American Heritage
pronoun
Any of several civil wars, taken specifically.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Civil War

Noun

Singular:
civil war
Plural:
civil-wars

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Civil War

  • the Civil War

Origin of Civil War

  • Capitalization of civil war.

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