civilization

B1 Topic:Culture & History

Also spelled civilisation

US /ˌsɪv.ə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ UK /ˌsɪv.ɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #5365

Meanings

1

noun
A society that has reached an advanced stage of culture, organization, and development.

The ancient Egyptian civilization built the pyramids.
2

noun
Human society and its comforts in general, especially compared to wild or remote places.

After a week camping in the mountains, it felt good to return to civilization.
3

noun
The process of bringing education, order, and culture to a people or place.

The civilization of the frontier took many decades.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a society that has reached... culture

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Word family

Forms civilizationsdecivilization

Derived forms anticivilizationcivilization-statecivilizationalcivilizationallycivilizationismcivilizationistcybercivilizationhypercivilizationincivilizationintercivilizationmicrocivilizationmulticivilization

Related forms civilize

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Phrases (1)

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western civilization
the historical societies and cultural traditions associated with Europe and countries influenced by it

Adjective + noun

Etymology

Borrowed from French civilisation, equivalent to civilize + -ation or civil + -ization.

Topics

Culture & History

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# civilization

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌsɪv.ə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌsɪv.ɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 5365

## Meanings
1. A society that has reached an advanced stage of culture, organization, and development.
2. Human society and its comforts in general, especially compared to wild or remote places.
3. The process of bringing education, order, and culture to a people or place.

## Examples
- The ancient Egyptian civilization built the pyramids.
- After a week camping in the mountains, it felt good to return to civilization.
- The civilization of the frontier took many decades.

## Synonyms
- sphere

## Derived Forms
- anticivilization
- civilization-state
- civilizational
- civilizationally
- civilizationism
- civilizationist
- cybercivilization
- hypercivilization
- incivilization
- intercivilization
- microcivilization
- multicivilization

## Related Forms
- civilize

## Etymology
Borrowed from French civilisation, equivalent to civilize + -ation or civil + -ization.

## AI Etymology
civilization is a noun and name. It was borrowed from French civilisation, equivalent to civilize + -ation or civil + -ization. Current senses include a society that has reached an advanced stage of culture, organization, and development, human society and its comforts in general, especially compared to wild or remote places, and the process of bringing education, order, and culture to a people or place. Derived forms include anticivilization, civilization-state, civilizational, civilizationally, and civilizationism. Related words include civilize.

## Topics
- Culture & History

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