civil war
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civil war¹
Where it comes from
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. Displaced native Old English inġewinn.
noun civil wars
- A war fought between factions of the inhabitants of a single country, or a similar political entity. Our Father’s Death Would fill up all the Guilt of Civil War, And cloſe the Scene of Blood.
Civil War²
Where it comes from
Capitalization of civil war.
proper noun the Civil War
- Any of several civil wars, taken specifically. 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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noun war between factions within a single country
| Español | guerra civil |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 내전 naejeon, 내란 naeran |
| 日本語 | 内戦 naisen, 内乱 nairan |
| 中文 | 內戰 /内战 nèizhàn, 內亂 /内乱 nèiluàn, 國內戰爭 /国内战争 guónèi zhànzhēng, 內潰 /内溃 nèikuì |
| हिन्दी | गृहयुद्ध gŕhyuddh |
| Kiswahili | vita vya wenyewe kwa wenyewe |
| Português | guerra civil |
| Français | guerre civile, guerre intestine |
| Deutsch | Bürgerkrieg |
| Italiano | guerra civile |
| Ελληνικά | εμφύλιος πόλεμος emfýlios pólemos |
| Română | război civil |
| Русский | гражда́нская война́ graždánskaja vojná |
| Tiếng Việt | nội chiến |
| العربية | حَرْب أَهْلِيَّة ḥarb ʔahliyya |
| עברית | מִלְחֶמֶת אֶזְרָחִים milkhémet ezrakhím |
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title = {civil war},
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