civil war
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civil war
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plural
civil wars
civil war
noun
plural
civil wars
Britannica Dictionary definition of CIVIL WAR
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a war between groups of people in the same country
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a region that has had many civil wars
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The country is on the brink of civil war.
◊ Civil war is capitalized when it refers to a specific war.
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the Spanish/American/Greek Civil War
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a Civil War battlefield [=a battlefield of the American Civil War]
