Synonyms for civil war
civ·il war

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1. civil warnoun

   Synonyms:
   intestine war

2. civil warnoun

   A war fought between factions of the inhabitants of a single country, or the citizens of a single republic.

   Synonyms:
   intestine war

Princeton's WordNet

1. civil warnoun

   a war between factions in the same country

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1. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu:

   If we had delayed a bit more (in launching operations), their intention was to launch a much more comprehensive civil war.

2. John Roberts:

   We did not fight a Civil War about oboe players, we did fight a Civil War to eliminate racial discrimination, and that’s why it’s a matter of considerable concern.

3. Gareth Price:

   When they arrived last time around, it was after a civil war. There was nothing. Now they're inheriting a system of government that, however imperfect, does exist, the question that no one knows the answer to is how The Taliban conceive of government.

4. Tsedale Lemma:

   It was devastating for the economy, everyone feared that if Ethiopia didn't get an Oromo leader then the nation would collapse into civil war.

5. Special Representative Abdoulaye Bathily:

   After almost 20 years of violence, civil war, it would be really sad for Burundi to plunge again into a new circle of violence.