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civil war (s) (noun), civil wars (pl)
A military battle between groups of people in the same country: Several geographical locations have recently had civil wars these days; Syria and Egypt are just two examples.

The United States had a Civil War between the northern and southern states from 1861 to 1865 when Abraham Lincoln was President.

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