civil war en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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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. Displaced native Old English inġewinn.
Meanings
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A war fought between factions of the inhabitants of a single country, or a similar political entity.
At about the time the salarians and asari were forming the Council, the turians were embroiled in a bitter civil war. The Unification War, as it was later named, began with hostilities between the colonies furthest from the turian homeworld, Palaven.
2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Turians: The Unification War Codex entry:The “little green men”—faces covered, wearing unmarked olive uniforms, speaking Russian and using Russian weapons—have played a significant role in both the occupation of Crimea and the civil war in eastern Ukraine.¹⁹⁶
2015, Shane R. Reeves, David Wallace, “The Combatant Status of the “Little Green Men” and Other Participants in the Ukraine Conflict”, in International Law Studies, US Naval War College, volume 91, number 361, Stockton Center for the Study of International Law, page 393:Our Father’s Death Would fill up all the Guilt of Civil War, And cloſe the Scene of Blood.
1712 (date written), [Joseph] Addison, Cato, a Tragedy. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], published 1713, →OCLC, Act I, scene i, page 1:Civil war is now casually discussed on cable TV shows in between ads for haemorrhoid creams and car insurance.
2022 September 6, Arwa Mahdawi, “No doomsday bunker, not a single gun – if the US really is heading for civil war, I’m stuffed”, in The Guardian:
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Translations (128)
cs občanská válka (war between factions within a single country) · sw vita vya wenyewe kwa wenyewe (war between factions within a single country) · eo interfrata milito (war between factions within a single country) · af burgeroorlog (war between factions within a single country) · cmn 國內戰爭 /国内战争 (war between factions within a single country) · tl digmaang sibil (war between factions within a single country) · ug ئىچكى ئۇرۇش (war between factions within a single country) · aii ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܡܕܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (war between factions within a single country) · oc guèrra civila (war between factions within a single country) · ang inġewinn (war between factions within a single country) · kn ಅಂತಃಕಲಹ (war between factions within a single country) · yi בירגער קריג (war between factions within a single country) · kk азаматтық соғыс (war between factions within a single country) · pt guerra civil (war between factions within a single country) · sl državljanska vojna (war between factions within a single country) · mi kaiākiri (war between factions within a single country) · ia guerra civil (war between factions within a single country) · my ပြည်တွင်းစစ် (war between factions within a single country) · ar حَرْب أَهْلِيَّة (war between factions within a single country) · ast guerra civil (war between factions within a single country) · ko 내란 (war between factions within a single country) · ru гражда́нская война́ (war between factions within a single country) · da borgerkrig (war between factions within a single country) · is borgarastyrjöld (war between factions within a single country) · ga cogadh cathartha (war between factions within a single country) · grc ἐμφύλιος πόλεμος (war between factions within a single country) · egy DA-i-s-A24 (war between factions within a single country) · new गृह हताः (war between factions within a single country) · sq luftë civile (war between factions within a single country) · os мидхӕст (war between factions within a single country) · km សង្គ្រាមក្នុងស្រុក (war between factions within a single country) · pa ਖ਼ਾਨਾਜੰਗੀ (war between factions within a single country) · as গৃহযুদ্ধ (war between factions within a single country) · ps کورنۍ جګړه (war between factions within a single country) · fa-ira خانِهجَنْگی (war between factions within a single country) · pl wojna domowa (war between factions within a single country) · cv граждан вӑрҫи (war between factions within a single country) · fa-ira جَنْگِ شَهْرْوَنْدی (war between factions within a single country) · is borgarastríð (war between factions within a single country) · mn иргэний дайн (war between factions within a single country) · eo intercivitana milito (war between factions within a single country) · cy rhyfel cartref (war between factions within a single country) · sk občianska vojna (war between factions within a single country) · myv кудонь тюрема (war between factions within a single country) · id perang saudara (war between factions within a single country) · gl guerra civil (war between factions within a single country) · nl burgeroorlog (war between factions within a single country) · tg чанги дохилӣ (war between factions within a single country) · sh грађански рат (war between factions within a single country) · et kodusõda (war between factions within a single country) · hy քաղաքացիական պատերազմ (war between factions within a single country) · el εμφύλιος πόλεμος (war between factions within a single country) · sh građanski rat (war between factions within a single country) · uk громадя́нська війна́ (war between factions within a single country) · eo interna milito (war between factions within a single country) · tg ҷанги гражданӣ (war between factions within a single country) · fr guerre civile (war between factions within a single country) · nb borgerkrig (war between factions within a single country) · kk азамат соғысы (war between factions within a single country) · tr dahili savaş (war between factions within a single country) · ro război civil (war between factions within a single country) · it guerra civile (war between factions within a single country) · lo ສົງຄາມກາງເມືອງ (war between factions within a single country) · tg ҷанги шаҳрвандӣ (war between factions within a single country) · ca guerra civil (war between factions within a single country) · ml ആഭ്യന്തരയുദ്ധം (war between factions within a single country) · bua эрхэтэнэй дайн (war between factions within a single country) · ko 내전 (war between factions within a single country) · bn গৃহযুদ্ধ (war between factions within a single country) · nan-hbl 內戰 /内战 (war between factions within a single country) · te పౌర యుద్ధం (war between factions within a single country) · hi गृहयुद्ध (war between factions within a single country) · tt ватандашлар сугышы (war between factions within a single country) · myv потмонь тюрема (war between factions within a single country) · yue 內戰 /内战 (war between factions within a single country) · fa-ira جَنْگِ داخِلی (war between factions within a single country) · yi ציווילע קריג (war between factions within a single country) · ky жарандык согуш (war between factions within a single country) · cmn 內戰 /内战 (war between factions within a single country) · be грамадзя́нская вайна́ (war between factions within a single country) · de Bürgerkrieg (war between factions within a single country) · he מִלְחֶמֶת אֶזְרָחִים (war between factions within a single country) · tk halk gozgalaňy (war between factions within a single country) · tpw maramonhanga (war between factions within a single country) · nrf dgèrre civile (war between factions within a single country) · eo civila milito (war between factions within a single country) · fo borgarakríggj (war between factions within a single country) · haw kaua kūloko (war between factions within a single country) · tr iç savaş (war between factions within a single country) · fr guerre intestine (war between factions within a single country) · bg гра́жданска война́ (war between factions within a single country) · ja 内戦 (war between factions within a single country) · ja 内乱 (war between factions within a single country) · nl burgerkrijg (war between factions within a single country) · fi sisällissota (war between factions within a single country) · es guerra civil (war between factions within a single country) · ka სამოქალაქო ომი (war between factions within a single country) · la bellum intestīnum (war between factions within a single country) · hu polgárháború (war between factions within a single country) · mk граѓанска војна (war between factions within a single country) · cmn 內潰 /内溃 (war between factions within a single country) · lv pilsoņu karš (war between factions within a single country) · gu આંતરવિગ્રહ (war between factions within a single country) · lb Biergerkrich (war between factions within a single country) · ms perang saudara (war between factions within a single country) · ce гражданийн тӏом (war between factions within a single country) · nn borgarkrig (war between factions within a single country) · uz fuqarolar urushi (war between factions within a single country) · tl bayanhing digmaan (war between factions within a single country) · ta உள்நாட்டுப் போர் (war between factions within a single country) · sv inbördeskrig (war between factions within a single country) · th สงครามกลางเมือง (war between factions within a single country) · mr गृहयुद्ध (war between factions within a single country) · eu gerra zibil (war between factions within a single country) · gd cogadh sìobhalta (war between factions within a single country) · eo enlanda milito (war between factions within a single country) · ba граждандар һуғышы (war between factions within a single country) · yi בירגער־מלחמה (war between factions within a single country) · cmn 內亂 /内乱 (war between factions within a single country) · kmr şerê navxweyî (war between factions within a single country) · az vətəndaş müharibəsi (war between factions within a single country) · vi nội chiến (war between factions within a single country) · uz ichki urush (war between factions within a single country) · la bellum cīvīle (war between factions within a single country) · lt pilietinis karas (war between factions within a single country) · tt гражданнар сугышы (war between factions within a single country) · mr यादवी युद्ध (war between factions within a single country) · ur خانَہ جَن٘گی (war between factions within a single country)