A civil war is a war which is fought between different groups of people who live in the same country. the Spanish Civil War. a war in which opposing groups of people from the same country fight each other in order to gain political control
The war between the North and South in the United States (1861-1865), also known as the "War Between the States"
the conflict between the northern states and the southern states of the United States of America between April 12, 1861 to April 9, 1865
Noun (Plural: Civil Wars) An internal war between to factions within a country, i e The English Civil War and the Wars of the Roses