"civil war" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: war, warfare - the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
specific instances:
- american civil war, united states civil war, war between the states - civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865
- english civil war - civil war in England between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists under Charles I; 1644-1648
- spanish civil war - civil war in Spain in which Franco succeeded in overthrowing the republican government; during the war Spain became a battleground for fascists and socialists from all countries; 1936-1939