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noun
UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Hong Kong, and Commonwealth spelling of civilization.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: refinement, civilization
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: excellence
noun
a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: civilization
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: society
Narrower terms: Islam, Muslimism
noun
a particular society at a particular time and place
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: culture, civilization
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: society
Narrower terms: Aegean civilization, Aegean civilisation, Aegean culture, Helladic civilization, Helladic civilisation, Helladic culture, Indus civilization, Minoan civilization, Minoan civilisation, Minoan culture, Mycenaean civilization, Mycenaean civilisation, Mycenaean culture, Paleo-American culture, Paleo-Amerind culture, Paleo-Indian culture, Western culture, Western civilization
noun
the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: civilization
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: social process
History
Borrowed from French civilisation, equivalent to civilise + -ation or civil + -isation.
