civilization
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- noun
- /ˌsɪv.əl.ɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
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civilización
- Ancient Egypt was known for its impressive achievements in architecture and art, marking it as a remarkable civilization.
- Western civilization
- culture and civilization
- clash of civilizations
Is there a more advanced civilization than than say we are?
- Is there a more advanced civilization than than say we are?
- They don't know the history of the contributions to civilization from Afghanistan.
- It's really as energy because civilization runs on energy.
- OK, so we have a civilization that lives in submarines.
- Rome isn't the only ancient civilization to occupy Mussolini's mind.
- So obviously now our civilisation has sculpted the surface of the Earth.
- What came to an end was a civilization, a certain kind of society.
- So obviously now our civilization has sculpted the surface of the Earth.
- It is thanks to you that the future of civilization is assured.
- Unhealthy, weak culture means civilization is in decline.
- How did the entire Maya civilization simply vanish without a trace?
- You're laying the foundations of a civilization that is incapable of defending itself.
- It's the most recent cycle of civilization of the entire world.
- They rise and they fall and now civilization is all it's globalized.
Examples
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The boundaries dividing one civilization from another were, in part, drawn along religious lines.
Academic text (2008) -
This could be the end of civilization as we know it.
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If there is another World War, the civilization may go under.
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But if we lose industrial civilization, it's gone.
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To me, America is the most incredible civilization that has ever been created.
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We all wish to return to civilization as soon as possible.
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Think of what it would mean to talk to a being from a civilization like that.
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Engineers have played a vital role in human civilization since the beginning of our existence.
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To survive, Natives fell back on the basic building blocks of their civilization: family, clan, and town.
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There were three great citadels of Western civilization: Rome, Athens, and Jerusalem.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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2.0
A large group of people who share the same culture and way of life
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3.0
The ideas, customs, and arts shared by a group of people
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9.3
A developed society with its own culture, laws, and ways of life
Antonyms
Compounds
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3.6
Culture, ideas, and social systems of Western Europe and North America that began in ancient Greece and Rome
- Specialized
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An ancient culture on the island of Crete from about 3000 to 1100 BC known for advanced art and buildings
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An ancient Greek culture from about 1400 to 1100 BC with large palaces, art, and a way of writing
An early Bronze Age culture on the Cyclades islands from about 3000 to 1100 BC
An early Bronze Age culture on the Cyclades islands from about 3000 to 1100 BC
Ancient cultures on islands like Crete and the Greek coast before classical Greece
- Literature
An ancient legendary society on the island of Atlantis described as very advanced
- Specialized
A Bronze Age culture in mainland Greece that made bronze tools and large buildings
An ancient culture in the Indus Valley from 2600 to 1750 BC with planned cities
How Advanced
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Civilization comes from the same root as city and citizen — the old Latin civis meaning 'citizen' — so a civilization is a whole society or culture with a well-organized way of life.