civilisation

[US]/ˌsivilai'zeiʃən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.the society, culture, and way of life of a particular area
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

advanced civilisation

ancient civilisation

technological civilisation

modern civilisation

civilisation development

cultural civilisation

global civilisation

indigenous civilisation

Real-world Examples

India is an ancient civilisation but a youthful country.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

Eventually, their civilisation descended into chaos and warfare.

Source: "BBC Documentary: The South Pacific"

The Apollo surely embodies a higher state of civilisation.

Source: BBC documentary "Civilization"

And in recent years, there is a greater understanding about why such ancient civilisations flourished here.

Source: Reel Knowledge Scroll

He regarded the nation-state as the basic building-block of civilisation.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Subsidy is about education, preserving the pinnacles of our civilisation.

Source: Yes, Minister Season 3

They sounded strangely in the tropical night thousands of miles from civilisation.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

And it has all of the civilisation benefits as any Western European city.

Source: American English dialogue

Because they were the only two civilisations at that point that actually used writing.

Source: BBC documentary "A Hundred Treasures Talk About the Changes of Time"

It tells us that past civilisations understood mathematics a lot better than we thought.

Source: Reel Knowledge Scroll

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