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Meaning of civil war | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A war fought between factions of the inhabitants of a single country, or a similar political entity.
Any of several civil wars, taken specifically.

Equivalents

Afrikaans burgeroorlog

العربية حرب أهلية فتنة

Azərbaycan dili vətəndaş müharibəsi

Беларуская грамадзянская вайна

Català guerra civil

Čeština občanská válka

Dansk borgerkrig

Deutsch Bürgerkrieg

Ελληνικά εμφύλιος πόλεμος

Español guerra civil

Eesti kodusõda

Euskara gerra zibil

Suomi sisällissota

Français guerre civile guerre intestine

Gaeilge cogadh cathartha

Galego guerra civil

ગુજરાતી આંતરવિગ્રહ

עברית מִלְחֶמֶת אֶזְרָחִים

हिन्दी गृहयुद्ध

Magyar polgárháború

Հայերեն քաղաքացիական պատերազմ

Bahasa Indonesia perang saudara

Italiano guerra civile

日本語内乱内戦

ქართული სამოქალაქო ომი

ភាសាខ្មែរ សង្គ្រាមក្នុងស្រុក

ಕನ್ನಡ ಅಂತಃಕಲಹ

한국어 남북전쟁 내란 내전

Latina bellum civile

ລາວ ສົງຄາມກາງເມືອງ

Lietuvių pilietinis karas

Latviešu pilsoņu karš

Монгол иргэний дайн

Bahasa Melayu perang saudara

မြန်မာ ပြည်တွင်းစစ်

Nederlands burgerkrijg burgeroorlog

Polski wojna domowa

Português guerra civil

Română război civil

Русский гражданская война

Slovenčina občianska vojna

Slovenščina državljanska vojna

Shqip luftë civile

Svenska inbördeskrig

Kiswahili vita vya wenyewe kwa wenyewe

ไทย สงครามกลางเมือง

Tagalog digmaang sibil

Türkçe iç savaş

Українська громадянська війна

Tiếng Việt nội chiến

Examples

“Our Father’s Death Would fill ⟳ up all the Guilt of Civil War, And cloſe the Scene of Blood.”

“At about the time the salarians and asari were forming the Council, the turians were embroiled in a bitter civil war. The Unification War, as it was later named, began with hostilities between the colonies furthest from the turian homeworld, Palaven.”

“The “little green men”—faces covered, wearing unmarked olive uniforms, speaking Russian and using Russian weapons—have ⟳ played a significant role in both the occupation of Crimea and the civil war in eastern Ukraine.¹⁹⁶”

“Civil war is now casually discussed on cable TV shows in between ads for haemorrhoid creams and car insurance.”

“Puritans had always been only a minority, albeit one with disproportionate influence ⟳. The Civil War of the 1640s, which culminated in the execution of Charles I in 1649 and the establishment of a republic, gave them supreme power.”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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