internecineadjective
uk/ˌɪn.təˈniː.saɪn/us/ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈniː.sɪn/formalInternecine war or fighting happens between members of the same group, religion, or country:
internecine war/warfare
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Fighting
- a fight to the finish idiom
- action stations
- bloodless
- bloodletting
- brawl
- counterinsurgency
- disturbance
- dust-up
- engagement
- fighting
- fistfight
- fray
- gunfight
- he who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day idiom
- hotspot
- last
- mano a mano
- pick
- shoot
- slug
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