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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ˈciv•il ˈwar, n. - American Historya war between political groups or regions within the same country: [uncountable]disagreements escalating into civil war.[countable]The country had endured many civil wars in its history.
- American History[usually: the Civil War] the war in the U.S. between the North and the South, 1861–65.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024civ′il war′, - American Historya war between political factions or regions within the same country. Cf. American Civil War, English Civil War, Spanish Civil War.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: civil war n - war between parties, factions, or inhabitants of different regions within the same nation
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Civil War n - the conflict between Charles I and the Parliamentarians resulting from disputes over their respective prerogatives. Parliament gained decisive victories at Marston Moor in 1644 and Naseby in 1645, and Charles was executed in 1649
- US the war fought from 1861 to 1865 between the North and the South, sparked off by Lincoln's election as president but with deep-rooted political and economic causes, exacerbated by the slavery issue. The advantages of the North in terms of population, finance, and communications brought about the South's eventual surrender at Appomattox
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