American Civil War

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noun

the war in the U.S. between the North and the South, 1861–65.

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How to use American Civil War in a sentence

The first American Civil War is never referenced on the page, but the parallels in El Akkad’s fictional second Civil War are everywhere, familiar historical rifts rearing up to highlight a uniquely American struggle.
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Fluoride first entered an American water supply through a rather inelegant technocratic scheme.
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Have you looked around the American Dental Association website for an explanation of how fluoridation actually works?
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They are, to say the least, preparing for civil war (the polling stations are stormed by armed gangs).
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The best comparison here for an American audience is, well, Internet stuff.
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But what is there more irresponsible than playing with the fire of an imagined civil war in the France of today?
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He distinguished himself in several campaigns, especially in the Peninsular war, and was raised to the rank of field marshal.
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We prefer the American volume of Hochelaga to the Canadian one, although both are highly interesting.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
His 6,000 native auxiliaries (as it proved later on) could not be relied upon in a civil war.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
We can readily see how this might have been, from numerous experiments made with both American and European varieties.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
"There is no more war," Brion translated for Ulv, realizing that the Disan had understood nothing of the explanation.
Sense of Obligation|Henry Maxwell Dempsey (AKA Harry Harrison)