civil war noun
plural ∼ wars : a war between groups of people in the same country [count] ▪ a region that has had many civil wars [noncount] ▪ The country is on the brink of civil war. ◊Civil war is capitalized when it refers to a specific war.
▪ the Spanish/American/Greek Civil War ▪ a Civil War battlefield [=a battlefield of the American Civil War]
▪ the Spanish/American/Greek Civil War ▪ a Civil War battlefield [=a battlefield of the American Civil War]
