civil war
civil war — noun
1. a war in which groups from one country fight each other for power or control
a war in which groups from one country fight each other for power or control
The civil war forced Mila's family to leave the capital by train.
civil war force [people] to leave [place]
After the civil war ended, schools reopened in the northern towns.
after the civil war ended
Farmers hid food under the floorboards during the civil war.
A long civil war split the country into rival northern and southern zones.
Historians still debate what started the civil war between the two regions.
- internal conflict
broader; it can describe smaller fighting that does not become a full war
- rebellion
narrower; often focuses on one side rising against a government
文法句型
a civil war
civil war in [country]
civil war between [groups]
用法筆記
Usually countable. Writers often name the country or the rival groups after it, and common verbs include start, break out, end, and survive.