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civil wars

civil wars is the plural of civil war.

Meaning of civil war

Noun

civil war (plural civil wars)

  1. A war fought between factions of the inhabitants of a single country, or a similar political entity.
    • Our Father’s Death
      Would fill up all the Guilt of Civil War,
      And cloſe the Scene of Blood.1712 (date written), [Joseph] Addison, Cato, a Tragedy. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], published 1713, →OCLC, Act I, scene i, page 1

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Questions about civil wars

What is civil wars the plural of?
Civil wars is the plural of civil war.

Words near civil wars in the dictionary

  1. civil union
  2. civil unions
  3. civil violation
  4. civil violations
  5. civil war
  6. civil wars
  7. civil wrong
  8. civil wrongs
  9. civil year
  10. civil years
  11. civil-rights movement

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