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Well, Italy had been overrun by the War, there had practically been civil war, north and south of the Gothic Line, heavy bombing, the northern industrial cities had been bombed heavily and we had political disorder before 1948.
Gianni Agnelli

Meaning of "civil war" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CIVIL WAR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CIVIL WAR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Civil war is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CIVIL WAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

civil war

Civil war

A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same state or republic, or, less commonly, between two countries created from a formerly united state. The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies. The term is a calque of the Latin bellum civile which was used to refer to the various civil wars of the Roman Republic in the 1st century BC. A civil war is a high-intensity conflict, often involving regular armed forces, that is sustained, organized and large-scale. Civil wars may result in large numbers of casualties and the consumption of significant resources. Civil wars since the end of World War II have lasted on average just over four years, a dramatic rise from the one-and-a-half year average of the 1900-1944 period. While the rate of emergence of new civil wars has been relatively steady since the mid-19th century, the increasing length of those wars resulted in increasing numbers of wars ongoing at any one time.

Definition of civil war in the English dictionary

The definition of civil war in the dictionary is war between parties, factions, or inhabitants of different regions within the same nation.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CIVIL WAR

civil day
civil death
civil defence
civil disobedience
civil engineer
civil engineering
civil law
civil liberty
civil list
civil marriage
civil partnership
civil rights
civil servant
civil service
Civil Service Commission
civil society
civil twilight
civil year
civilian
civilianise

WORDS THAT END LIKE CIVIL WAR

air war
bidding war
cold war
council of war
declaration of war
dirty war
fare war
flame war
ground war
guerrilla war
holy war
honours of war
man o´ war
opium war
prisoner of war
sloop of war
state of war
theatre of war
trade war
turf war

Synonyms and antonyms of civil war in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «civil war» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CIVIL WAR

Find out the translation of civil war to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of civil war from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «civil war» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

内战
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

guerra civil
570 millions of speakers

English

civil war
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गृहयुद्ध
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حَرْب أَهْلِيَّة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гражданская война
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

guerra civil
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গৃহযুদ্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

guerre civile
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

perang saudara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bürgerkrieg
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

内戦
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

내전
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

perang sipil
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nội chiến
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உள்நாட்டு யுத்தம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नागरी युद्ध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iç savaş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

guerra civile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wojna domowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

громадянська війна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

război civil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εμφύλιος πόλεμος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

burgeroorlog
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

inbördeskrig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

borgerkrig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of civil war

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CIVIL WAR»

The term «civil war» is very widely used and occupies the 12.796 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CIVIL WAR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «civil war» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «civil war» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about civil war

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10 QUOTES WITH «CIVIL WAR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word civil war.
1
Kate Adie
Hair is also a problem. I remember once, when I was reporting from Beirut at the height of the civil war, someone wrote in to the BBC complaining about my appearance.
2
Uzo Aduba
I am the daughter of Nigerian immigrants. My mother is a survivor of both polio and of the Igbo genocide during her country's civil war in the late 1960s.
3
Gianni Agnelli
Well, Italy had been overrun by the War, there had practically been civil war, north and south of the Gothic Line, heavy bombing, the northern industrial cities had been bombed heavily and we had political disorder before 1948.
4
Iyad Allawi
We are losing each day an average 50 to 60 people throughout the country, if not more. If this is not civil war, then God knows what civil war is.
5
Ishmael Beah
Whenever I speak at the United Nations, UNICEF or elsewhere to raise awareness of the continual and rampant recruitment of children in wars around the world, I come to realize that I still do not fully understand how I could have possibly survived the civil war in my country, Sierra Leone.
6
Ishmael Beah
In early 1993, when I was 12, I was separated from my family as the Sierra Leone civil war, which began two years earlier, came into my life.
7
Dennis C. Blair
I think you can go back in history and look at what the effect in Asia and the world was of a divided, fractured China from, you know, the opium wars through the Chinese civil war, and I don't think it was pretty for Asia or the world.
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Javier Camara
It's funny to see a film in Spain with a lot of violence because we don't have a lot of violence. Well, of course, we have violence, some murders, some terrorism and a lot of things. We have suffered a dictatorship, and we talk about the civil war constantly.
9
Kenneth Clarke
It would be immoral to walk away from the consequences of our actions, leaving behind anarchy and civil war in Iraq.
10
Peter DeFazio
Nor should the U.S. military be forced to remain in Iraq essentially as an army for one side of a civil war.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CIVIL WAR»

Discover the use of civil war in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to civil war and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era
This authoritative volume makes sense of that vast and confusing "second American Revolution" we call the Civil War, a war that transformed a nation and expanded our heritage of liberty.
James M. McPherson, 1988
2
The Logic of Violence in Civil War
By analytically decoupling war and violence, this book explores the causes and dynamics of violence in civil war.
Stathis N. Kalyvas, 2006
3
Civil War
An accident on a reality show leads the government to issue a directive that all superheroes must register, a requirement that pits Captain America and his Underground Avengers against the Iron Man and Mr. Fantastic, who want to comply.
Mark Millar, 2007
4
Civil War Stories
Masterly tales offer excellent examples of Bierce's dark pessimism and storytelling power. Note.
Ambrose Bierce, 1994
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Civil War on Sunday
Jack and Annie are transported by their magic tree house to the time of the Civil War where they meet Clara Barton.
Mary Pope Osborne, 2000
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Frederick Douglass' Civil War: Keeping Faith in Jubilee
This book provides an engrossing story of Douglass' development of a social identity in relation to transforming events, and demonstrates that he saw the Civil War as the Second American Revolution, and himself as one of the founders of a ...
David W. Blight, 1991
7
The Russian Civil War
Examines the causes and events of the 1917 revolution in Russia that led to the rise of Communism.
Evan Mawdsley, 2007
8
Warman's Civil War Collectibles: Identification and Price Guide
In Warman's Civil War Collectibles, you'll find everything from bayonet-tipped rifles used in fierce battles, and tintypes of proud fighting men posing for their loved ones, to boots worn on long dusty marches, flags and drums that stirred ...
John F. Graf, 2006
9
The Legacy of the Civil War
In this elegant book, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer explores the manifold ways in which the Civil War changed the United States forever.
Robert Penn Warren, 1998
10
Women in the Civil War
Given by the Madeley Estate.
Mary Elizabeth Massey, 1966

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CIVIL WAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term civil war is used in the context of the following news items.
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Commemorating the Civil War with Brooklyn's Buried Dead
For 13 years, volunteers at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery scoured its archives for internments related to the US Civil War, whether soldier ... «Hyperallergic, Jul 15»
2
The Confederate Flag at War (but Not the Civil War)
It was a reconciled Army that moved out into the world after the Civil War, an unstoppable combination of Northern law (bureaucratic command ... «Truth-Out, Jul 15»
3
New history books in Texas downplay slavery's role in Civil War
In addition, the books will teach that the Civil War was caused by “sectionalism, states' rights and slavery" ‒ in that particular order so as to ... «RT, Jul 15»
4
Black Panther Will Remain Neutral In Captain America: Civil War
No matter how Captain America: Civil War's superhero brawl shakes down, one detail is now for certain: Black Panther will not be a part of it. «Comicbook.com, Jul 15»
5
Marvel's Ant-Man Viral Features Strong Hints Towards Civil War
Cool as that reference is, however, it may actually not be the only little Civil War hint that's featured. Those looking at the news crawl at the ... «Cinema Blend, Jul 15»
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How Mandatory Military Service Started In The Civil War
On July 7, during the height of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation putting into effect the first military draft after ... «Task & Purpose, Jul 15»
7
From the Civil War to the Islamic State Group, a Parade of Warnings
It's painful enough to send troops to war for a good cause. It's agonizing when the fight is futile or misguided or mismanaged, perhaps doomed ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jul 15»
8
Volunteers needed for Lombard Civil War event
Volunteers are needed for the Lombard Historical Society's Civil War Re-enactment, which will take place July 24-26, in Four Seasons Park. «Chicago Daily Herald, Jul 15»
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"A Civil War Evening" to be held next week in Kingsport
The event is sponsored by the Tri-Cities Civil War Round Table, City of Kingsport Office of Cultural Arts, and UVA-Wise Appalachian Warfare ... «Bristol Herald Courier, Jul 15»
10
Rare pre-Civil War Brooklyn baseball card heads to auction
A pre-Civil War baseball card that survived as an heirloom within the family of a player for more than 150 years is being offered at auction, with ... «amNY, Jul 15»

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