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Meanings of civil war in English

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1861-1865 Conflict between the Union (Northern states) and the 11 Southern states that seceded and were organized as the Confederate States of America.

        Russian
        гражданская война
        Portuguese
        guerra civil
        Catalan
        guerra civil
        Spanish
        guerra civil

        War between organized groups within the same sovereign state or republic.

              гражданская война
              Usage of civil war in English
              1
              The violence between majority Shi'ites and minority Sunni Arabs threatens civil war.
              Reuters
              2
              The Russian civil war is dragging its mortal tail through eastern Europe.
              The Irish Times
              3
              A civil war would ensue, with neighbouring countries backing rival local forces.
              Reuters
              4
              In Syria, the civil war continues to cause a growing humanitarian crisis.
              BBC
              5
              Sunni-Shi'ite tensions threatened to boil over into a civil war last year.
              Reuters
              6
              The rights group said Cyprus was also detaining Syrians fleeing civil war.
              Reuters
              7
              Water scarcity has been one component driving Syria's civil war, he said.
              Reuters
              8
              During 2006, people really did see Iraq as in a civil war.
              A journey: my political life
              9
              The Islamist movement came to power in 1996 after a civil war.
              Reuters
              10
              The second revolution was the civil war and the abolition of slavery.
              Jamaica Observer
              11
              If civil war took hold, would such a thing even be possible?
              Broken Circle
              12
              Encouraging ethnic strife amounted to inciting a civil war, the office said.
              Reuters
              13
              From Stat: A civil war over painkillers rips apart the medical community.
              Wired
              14
              Critics say that could set the stage for an intensified civil war.
              The Guardian
              15
              Lord Copper gave it as his opinion that civil war was inevitable.
              Scoop
              16
              During the civil war, it has carried out attacks against both sides.
              Reuters
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              Translations for civil war
              Portuguese
              guerra civil
              Civil war through the time
              Civil war across language varieties
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              Canada
              Common
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              Common
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