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civil war
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Wikipedia
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The Civil War is the colloquial name for an American college football rivalry game played annually in Oregon , between the Ducks of the University of Oregon in Eugene and the Beavers of Oregon State University in Corvallis . First played in 1894, it is ...
WordNet
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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 ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of several civil wars, taken specifically.
Usage examples of civil war.
He was credited with having become the field commander of Quennel's long and bitter fight against unionism, a miniature civil war which had only been ended by congressional legislation.