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American Civil War
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English
Proper noun
American Civil War 1
A en war fought in the en United States between 1861 and 1865, between the Northern states (en Union) and Southern states (en Confederacy).
Usage notes
Been called by various names; see Names of the American Civil War on Wikipedia.
Synonyms
US en Civil War
US, especially Southern US en War Between the States
US, almost exclusively Southern US en War of Northern Aggression
US, chiefly Northern US en War of the Rebellion
US, chiefly Northern US en Great Rebellion
Outside the US en Secession War
en U.S. Civil War
Hypernyms
en war
en civil war
en insurrection
en revolt, en armed revolt
en rebellion, en armed rebellion
en secession, en armed secession, en secession war, en war of secession
en independence war, en war of independence
Translations
civil war in the United States (1861-1865)
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 美國內戰 mei5 gwok3 noi6 zin3, yue 南北戰爭 naam4 bak1 zin3 zang1
Mandarin: cmn 美國內戰, cmn 南北戰爭 war of South and North
Esperanto: eo Usona Enlanda Milito
Finnish: fi Yhdysvaltain sisällissota
French: fr guerre de Sécession f, fr guerre civile américaine f
Galician: gl Guerra de Secesión f
Georgian: ka ამერიკის სამოქალაქო ომი, ka აშშ-ის სამოქალაქო ომი, ka ომი სამხრეთსა და ჩრდილოეთს შორის
German: de Sezessionskrieg m, de Amerikanischer Bürgerkrieg m
Greek: el Αμερικανικός Εμφύλιος Πόλεμος m
Hindi: hi अमेरिकी गृहयुद्ध m
Icelandic: is Þrælastríðið n, is Bandaríska borgarastríðið n
Italian: it guerra di secessione americana f, it guerra civile americana f
Japanese: ja 南北戦争 なんぼくせんそう, Nanboku sensō war of South and North
Korean: ko ^남북전쟁(南北戰爭) war of South and North
Navajo: nv bilagáana tʼáá biʼałkʼiijééʼ
Polish: pl wojna secesyjna f
Portuguese: pt Guerra Civil Americana f, pt Guerra de Secessão f
Russian: ru гражда́нская война́ в США f, ru война́ Се́вера и Ю́га f war of North and South
Spanish: es Guerra de Secesión f, es Guerra Civil estadounidense f
Vietnamese: vi Nội chiến Hoa Kỳ
See also
Billy Yank
Confederate States of America
Gettysburg
Johnny Reb
secession
slavery
en American Civil War History of the United States Wars