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    civ·i·li·za·tion
    /ˌsivələˈzāSHən/

    noun

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

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  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

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

    Civilizations can be seen as networks of cities that emerge from pre-urban cultures and are defined by the economic, political, military, diplomatic, social and cultural interactions among them.

  6. 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. The term is difficult to define because not all 'civilizations' include every one of the above facets.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. Civilization is an advanced stage of human society, where people live with a reasonable degree of organization and comfort and can think about things like art and education.

  10. A civilization is a human society with its own social organization and culture. The ancient civilizations of Central and Latin America were founded upon corn. It seemed to him that western civilization was in grave economic and cultural danger.

  11. noun. /ˌsɪvəlaɪˈzeɪʃn/ /ˌsɪvələˈzeɪʃn/ ( British English also civilisation) [uncountable] a state of human society that is very developed and organized. the technology of modern civilization. The Victorians regarded the railways as bringing progress and civilization. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.