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civilisation

English

  1. 🔊 a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
    “the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization”
  2. 🔊 the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization
  3. 🔊 the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste
    “a man of intellectual refinement”
  4. 🔊 a particular society at a particular time and place
    “early Mayan civilization”

Similar words

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