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• American Civil War (noun)
  1. civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865
• American Civil War, the
  1. a war that was fought in the US between 1861 and 1865 when 11 southern states rebelled against the federal government. The southern states were beaten, and as a result of the war, slaves became free.
• English Civil War (noun)
  1. civil war in England between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists under Charles I; 1644-1648
• Spanish Civil War (noun)
  1. civil war in Spain in which Franco succeeded in overthrowing the republican government; during the war Spain became a battleground for fascists and socialists from all countries; 1936-1939
• Spanish Civil War, the
  1. a war fought in Spain, from 1936 to 1939, between the RIGHT-WING nationalists, led by General FRANCO, and the LEFT-WING Republicans. Many people from other countries joined the International Brigade to help the Republicans, including well-known writers and poets such as George ORWELL, and the US writer Ernest HEMINGWAY wrote about the war as a news reporter. The Nationalists won the war, and from 1939 to 1975 Spain was ruled by FRANCO .
• United States Civil War (noun)
  1. civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865
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