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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of several civil wars, taken specifically.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
" Civil War " is a song by the rock band Guns N' Roses , which originally appeared on the 1990 compilation Nobody's Child: Romanian Angel Appeal and later on the 1991 album Use Your Illusion II . It is a protest song on war , referring to all war as "civil ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a war between factions in the same country

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Civil \Civ"il\, a. [L. civilis, fr. civis citizen: cf. F. civil. See City .] 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. Subject to government; reduced to order; civilized; ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"battles among fellow citizens or within a community," from 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 Latin phrase was ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ George Orwell wrote of the civil war within a civil war, for he was present when this conflict erupted in Barcelona. ▪ In 323-4 civil war ended with the elimination of Licinius, and Constantine was at last sole ruler. ▪ In this ...