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civilizational

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to or arising from civilization

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • There are various civilizational factors at work.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From civilization + -al.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: цывілізацы́йны (cyvilizacýjny) — pertaining to or arising from civilization
  • Bengali: তামাদ্দুনিক (tamaddunik) — pertaining to or arising from civilization
  • Bengali: তহজীবী (tôhzībī) — pertaining to or arising from civilization
  • Dutch: civilisationeel — pertaining to or arising from civilization
  • Finnish: sivistys- — pertaining to or arising from civilization
  • Finnish: sivistykseen liittyvä — pertaining to or arising from civilization
  • French: civilisationnel — pertaining to or arising from civilization
  • German: Zivilisations- — pertaining to or arising from civilization
  • German: zivilisatorisch — pertaining to or arising from civilization
  • Polish: cywilizacyjny — pertaining to or arising from civilization
  • Romanian: civilizațional — pertaining to or arising from civilization
  • Russian: цивилизацио́нный (civilizaciónnyj) — pertaining to or arising from civilization
  • Ukrainian: цивілізаці́йний (cyvilizacíjnyj) — pertaining to or arising from civilization