THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR

Meaning of THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR in English

➡ Civil War

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005

THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR — The U.S. Civil War traumatized and ultimately transformed American society, sounded the death knell for slavery in the Western world, …
Britannica English vocabulary
CIVIL — adj I. civil (1. having to do with citizens; 2. polite, courteous); II. civilian; morte civil civil death; guerra civil …
Interlingua English vocab
AMERICAN — adj American (1. belonging to North or South America; 2. belonging to the United States)
Interlingua English vocab
CIVIL — civil; (polite) cortesi, polit, galant. ~ WAR: guerre intern
English interlingue dictionary
WAR — I State of conflict, generally armed, between two or more entities. It is characterized by intentional violence on the part …
Английский словарь Британика
CIVIL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) American Civil War Civil War Civil Constitution of the Clergy civil defense civil disobedience …
Английский словарь Британика
AMERICAN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) American Broadcasting Co. Arabian American Oil Company American Standard Code for Information Interchange. North …
Английский словарь Британика
WAR — I. ˈwȯ(ə)r, ˈwȯ(ə) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English werre, warre, from Old North French werre, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMERICAN — I. -kən noun ( -s ) Usage: capitalized Etymology: America, the continental region + English -an 1. : an Indian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CIVIL — ˈsivəl, esp Brit sometimes -(ˌ)vil adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin civilis, from civis citizen — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMERICAN — (a.) Of or pertaining to America; as, the American continent: American Indians.
Английский словарь Webster
AMERICAN — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to America; as, the American continent: American Indians.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WAR — war 1 /wawr/ , n. , v. , warred, warring , adj. n. 1. a conflict carried on by force …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CIVIL — — civilness , n. /siv"euhl/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or consisting of citizens: civil life; civil society. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AMERICAN — — Americanly , adv. — Americanness , n. /euh mer"i keuhn/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to the United …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AMERICAN — I. ə-ˈmer-ə-kən, -ˈmər-, -ˈme-rə- noun Date: 1568 1. : an American Indian of North America or South America 2. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CIVIL — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin civilis, from civis Date: 14th century 1. a. : of or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WAR — adj ware; aware. 2. war ·noun forces; army. 3. war ·noun instruments of war. 4. war ·noun the profession of …
Webster English vocab
CIVIL — adj subject to government; reduced to order; civilized; not barbarous; said of the community. 2. civil ·adj relating to …
Webster English vocab
AMERICAN — adj of or pertaining to the united states. 2. american ·adj of or pertaining to america; as, the american continent: …
Webster English vocab
CIVIL — [civ.il] adj [ME, fr. MF, fr. L civilis, fr. civis] (14c) 1 a: of or relating to citizens b: of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AMERICAN — [Amer.i.can] n (1578) 1: an American Indian of No. America or So. America 2: a native or inhabitant of No. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WAR — a state of usually open and declared armed hostile conflict between political units, such as states or nations or between …
Britannica English vocabulary
WAR — war BrE AmE wɔː AmE wɔːr ▷ warred wɔːd AmE wɔːrd ▷ warring ˈwɔːr ɪŋ ▷ wars wɔːz AmE \ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CIVIL — civil BrE AmE ˈsɪv ə l -ɪl ▶ ˌ civil de ˈ fence BrE AmE ▶ ˌ civil ˌ engi …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
AMERICAN — American BrE AmE ə ˈmer ɪk ə n -ək- ▷ American|s z ▶ A ˌ merican ˈ English BrE AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WAR — / wɔː(r); NAmE / noun 1. [ U , C ] a situation in which two or more countries or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CIVIL — / ˈsɪvl; NAmE / adjective 1. [ only before noun ] connected with the people who live in a country …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AMERICAN — / əˈmerɪkən; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun 1. a person from America, especially the US —see also African …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAR
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CIVIL — civ ‧ il S3 W2 AC /ˈsɪv ə l/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AMERICAN — I. A ‧ mer ‧ i ‧ can 1 /əˈmerəkən, əˈmerɪkən/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . relating to the US …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WAR — n. & v. --n. 1 a armed hostilities between esp. nations; conflict (war broke out; war zone). b a specific …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CIVIL — adj. 1 of or belonging to citizens. 2 of ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinct from military or naval …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AMERICAN — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of, relating to, or characteristic of the United States or its inhabitants. 2 (usu. in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WAR — n. & v. n. 1 a armed hostilities between esp. nations; conflict (war broke out; war zone). b a specific …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CIVIL — adj. 1 of or belonging to citizens. 2 of ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinct from military or naval …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AMERICAN — adj. & n. adj. 1 of, relating to, or characteristic of the United States or its inhabitants. 2 (usu. in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WAR — n. & v. --n. 1. a armed hostilities between esp. nations; conflict (war broke out; war zone). b a specific …
Oxford English vocab
CIVIL — adj.1 of or belonging to citizens. 2 of ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinct from military or naval or …
Oxford English vocab
AMERICAN — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the United States or its inhabitants. 2 (usu. in …
Oxford English vocab
WAR — ( wars) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A war is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CIVIL — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use civil to describe events …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AMERICAN — ( Americans) An American person or thing belongs to or comes from the United States of America. ...the American Ambassador …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAR — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a devastating war ▪ It will take a long time for the region to recover …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CIVIL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AMERICAN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a British/American etc passport ▪ She was born in India but has a British …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WAR
Cambridge English vocab
CIVIL — (LAW) [adjective] [before noun; not gradable] legal - relating to private arguments between people or organizations rather than criminal mattersThe …
Cambridge English vocab
AMERICAN — [noun] [C], [adjective] - (a person) of or from the continents of South or North America, esp. the USHe said …
Cambridge English vocab
WAR — n. Achinese War Algerian War Algerian War of Independence American Civil War War Between the States Civil War United States …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CIVIL — adj. American Civil Liberties Union American Civil War Civil War Civil Constitution of the Clergy civil defense civil disobedience civil …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
AMERICAN — n. American Association of Retired Persons American Broadcasting Co. Arabian American Oil Company American Standard Code for Information Interchange. North …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WAR — Synonyms and related words : American Revolution, Ares, Athena, Balkan Wars, Bellona, Boer War, Civil War, Crimean War, Crusades, Enyo, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CIVIL — See: KEEP A CIVIL TONGUE IN ONE'S HEAD.
Slang English vocab
AMERICAN — adj. American is used with these nouns: ↑ football , ↑ history , ↑ premiere , ↑ twang
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WAR — INDEX: 1. fighting between countries or armies 2. to fight in a war or be in a war 3. to …
Longman Activator English vocab
WAR — See ↑ WAR 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be at war • ↑ declare war • ↑ go to war • …
Longman Activator English vocab
AMERICAN — • ↑ be American/French/Japanese etc by birth
Longman Activator English vocab
WAR — n. 25B6; noun the Napoleonic wars : CONFLICT, warfare, combat, fighting, (military) action, bloodshed, struggle; battle, skirmish, fight, clash, engagement, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CIVIL — adj. 25B6; adjective a civil marriage : SECULAR, non-religious, lay; formal laic. civil aviation : NON-MILITARY, civilian. a civil war …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CIVIL — adj. 1 civilian, non-military, lay, laic, laical, secular There is a distinction between civil law and canon law 2 domestic, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WAR — 1. сущ. 1) война to ban war, outlaw war ≈ запрещать военные действия, объявлять военные действия незаконными to carry the …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CIVIL — прил. 1) гражданский civil rights ≈ гражданские права civil strife ≈ междоусобица Syn : civic 2) штатский (в отличие от …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

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