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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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  2. Jun 24, 2024 · civilisation, civilise. civ· i· li· sa· tion, civ· i· lise. chiefly British spellings of civilization, civilize.

  3. 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).

  4. a highly developed culture, including its social organization, government, laws, and arts, or the culture of a social group or country at a particular time: [ U ] Widespread use of the Internet may change modern civilization. [ C ] The Inca civilization flourished for a long time.

  5. Aug 16, 2022 · Civilization (from the Latin civis=citizen and civitas=city) is a term applied to any society which has developed a writing system, government, production of surplus food, division of labor, and urbanization...

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. an advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry, and government has been reached. those people or nations that have reached such a state. any type of culture, society, etc., of a specific place, time, or group: Greek civilization.