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Definition of Civil war
1. Noun. A war between factions in the same country.
Specialized synonyms: American Civil War, United States Civil War, War Between The States, English Civil War, Spanish Civil War
Definition of Civil war
1. Proper noun. Any of several hundred civil wars. ¹
2. Noun. A war fought between factions of the inhabitants of a single country, or the citizens of a single republic. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Civil War
Literary usage of Civil war
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Red Badge of Courage and Four Storiesby Stephen Crane by Stephen Crane (1997)
"A pioneer in the realistic school of American fiction and the true forerunner of Ernest Hemingway, Stephen Crane probed the thoughts and actions of trapped or..."
2. The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides, Henry Dale, Thomas Arnold (1873)
"It was agreed then that in tho-fi avoid depriving Sicily of two blessings—riddance
both of I . Athenians nnd of civil war—nnd shall in futuro enjoy it by 01 ..."
3. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1901)
"... Sons—Persian War— Tragic Deaths of Constantine the Younger and Constans—
Usurpation of Magnentius—civil war— Victory of Constantina of THE character of ..."
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