ALL meanings of civil war
civ·il war
C c - countable noun civil war A civil war is a war which is fought between different groups of people who live in the same country. 3
- noun civil war war between parties, factions, or inhabitants of different regions within the same nation 3
- noun civil war the conflict between Charles I and the Parliamentarians resulting from disputes over their respective prerogatives. Parliament gained decisive victories at Marston Moor in 1644 and Naseby in 1645, and Charles was executed in 1649 3
- noun civil war the war fought from 1861 to 1865 between the North and the South, sparked off by Lincoln's election as president but with deep-rooted political and economic causes, exacerbated by the slavery issue. The advantages of the North in terms of population, finance, and communications brought about the South's eventual surrender at Appomattox 3
- noun civil war war between geographical sections or political factions of the same nation 3
- noun civil war country's internal war 1
- noun civil war war between US states 1
- noun civil war a war between political factions or regions within the same country. 1
- noun civil war A war fought between factions of the inhabitants of a single country, or the citizens of a single republic. 0