burgeroorlog
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Etymology edit
From Dutch burgeroorlog. Equivalent to burger + oorlog.
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burgeroorlog (plural burgeroorloë)
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From burger (“citizen, civilian”) + oorlog (“war”).
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Noun edit
burgeroorlog m (plural burgeroorlogen, diminutive burgeroorlogje n)
- civil war [from mid 17th c.]
- Synonym: burgerkrijg
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- Afrikaans: burgeroorlog