civil war

Senso (Inglese)

A war fought between factions of the inhabitants of a single country, or a similar political entity.

Sinonimi

civil strife

rebellion

uprising

anarchy

civil disturbance

domestic conflict

American Civil War

insurrection

Etimologia (Inglese)

Calque of Latin bellum cīvīle, in English from 1651 in reference to the English Civil War, with possible early use in the 15th and 16th centuries as wer cyuile or ciuill warre. Displaced native Old English inġewinn.

Frasi

Decades later , political unrest in the kingdoms of Elemen turned into bloody civil war .

Decenni dopo, disordini politici nei regni degli elemen si trasformarono in sanguinosa guerra civile.