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civil war — battles among fellow citizens or within a community, from CIVIL (Cf. civil) in a sense of occurring among fellow citizens attested from late 14c. in batayle ciuile civil battle, etc. The exact phrase civil war is attested from late 15c. (the… … Etymology dictionary
Civil War (EP) — Civil War EP de Guns N Roses Publicación 24 de mayo de 1993 Género(s) Hard rock, Heavy metal Discográfica Geffen … Wikipedia Español
Civil war — Civil Civ il, a. [L. civilis, fr. civis citizen: cf. F. civil. See {City}.] 1. Pertaining to a city or state, or to a citizen in his relations to his fellow citizens or to the state; within the city or state. [1913 Webster] 2. Subject to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
civil war — ♦♦♦ civil wars N COUNT A civil war is a war which is fought between different groups of people who live in the same country. ...the Spanish Civil War … English dictionary
Civil war — War War, n. [OE. & AS. werre; akin to OHG. werra scandal, quarrel, sedition, werran to confound, mix, D. warren, G. wirren, verwirren, to embroil, confound, disturb, and perhaps to E. worse; cf. OF. werre war, F. querre, of Teutonic origin. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
civil war — n [U and C] a war in which opposing groups of people from the same country fight each other in order to gain political control ▪ the Spanish civil war … Dictionary of contemporary English
civil war — noun count or uncount * a war fought between different groups of people within the same country … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
civil war — ► NOUN ▪ a war between citizens of the same country … English terms dictionary
Civil war — This article is about the definition of the specific type of war. For civil wars in history, see List of civil wars. For other uses, see Civil war (disambiguation). Warfare … Wikipedia
Civil War — Para otros usos de este término, véase Guerra civil (desambiguación). Para la canción de Guns N Roses, véase Civil War (canción). Guerra Civil Civil War [[Archivo … Wikipedia Español
