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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
civil/domestic war
0 Somalia, a country in Africa, has been ravaged by decades of civil war. 02 br
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00 I wonder why it's not "domestic war" but "civil war" in the above because we have "domestic war." So, what does "civil" refer to in the base sentence? Thanks. 0-
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00 Hi, 02 br
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00 I wonder why it's not "domestic war" but "civil war" in the above because we have "domestic war." So, what does "civil" refer to in the base sentence? Thanks. 0-
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0 Civil is just the word used for this context. 0-
- 0 Civil is just the word used for this context.
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0 Civil is just the word used for this context. Civil is used in several other contexts relating to 'the people of a country'. 02 br
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00 Cambridge dictionary 02 br
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00 civil war 00 00 noun 00 00 [C] 02 br
00 a war fought by different groups of people living in the same country: 02 br
00 The Spanish Civil War lasted from 1936
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00 Cambridge dictionary 02 br
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00 civil war 00 00 noun 00 00 [C] 02 br
00 a war fought by different groups of people living in the same country: 02 br
00 The Spanish Civil War lasted from 1936
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0 Generally It is civil war or domestic violence not domestic war 02 br
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00 Domestic violence has many forms, including physical violence, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, intimidation, economic deprivation or threats of violence. 02 br
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00 Civil war is a war in which parties within the same culture, society or nationality fight against each other for the
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00 Domestic violence has many forms, including physical violence, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, intimidation, economic deprivation or threats of violence. 02 br
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00 Civil war is a war in which parties within the same culture, society or nationality fight against each other for the
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