civil war
See also: Civil War
English
Etymology
Calque of Latin bellum cīvīle, in English from 1651 in reference to the English Civil War, with possible early use in the 15th and 16th centuries as wer cyuile or ciuill warre.
Noun
civil war (plural civil wars)
Synonyms
- intestine war
Derived terms
Translations
war between factions within a single country
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