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    civilization
    /ˌsɪvəlʌɪˈzeɪʃn/

    noun

    • 1. the stage of human social and cultural development and organization that is considered most advanced: "the Victorians equated the railways with progress and civilization" Similar human developmentadvancementprogressenlightenment

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  3. CIVILIZATION definition: 1. human society with its well developed social organizations, or the culture and way of life of a…. Learn more.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › CivilizationCivilization - Wikipedia

    A civilization (British English: civilisation) is any complex society characterized by the development of the state, social stratification, urbanization, and symbolic systems of communication beyond natural spoken language (namely, a writing system).

  5. The meaning of CIVILIZATION is a relatively high level of cultural and technological development; specifically : the stage of cultural development at which writing and the keeping of written records is attained. How to use civilization in a sentence.

  6. Civilization definition: an advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry, and government has been reached.. See examples of CIVILIZATION used in a sentence.

  7. 5 days ago · civilisation, civilise. civ· i· li· sa· tion, civ· i· lise. chiefly British spellings of civilization, civilize.

  8. B2 [ C or U ] human society with its well developed social organizations, or the culture and way of life of a society or country at a particular period in time: Some people think that nuclear war would mean the end of civilization. Cuzco was the center of one of the world's most famous civilizations, that of the Incas.

  9. CIVILIZATION meaning: 1 : the condition that exists when people have developed effective ways of organizing a society and care about art, science, etc.; 2 : a particular well-organized and developed society.