Civil War

See also: civil war

English

Etymology

Capitalization of civil war.

Proper noun

Civil War

1. Any of several civil wars, taken specifically.
   • 2012, Faramerz Dabhoiwala, The Origins of Sex, Penguin 2013, p. 46:

     Puritans had always been only a minority, albeit one with disproportionate influence. The Civil War of the 1640s, which culminated in the execution of Charles I in 1649 and the establishment of a republic, gave them supreme power.

Usage notes

• In English-language contexts, the term usually refers to the English Civil War of 1642-1651 or the American Civil War of 1861-1865.

Derived terms

• English Civil War (1642-1651)
• American Civil War (1861-1865)

Translations

civil war — see civil war