civilization (redirected from Civilisations)

civ·i·li·za·tion  (sv-l-zshn)

n.

1. An advanced state of intellectual, cultural, and material development in human society, marked by progress in the arts and sciences, the extensive use of record-keeping, including writing, and the appearance of complex political and social institutions.

2. The type of culture and society developed by a particular nation or region or in a particular epoch: Mayan civilization; the civilization of ancient Rome.

3. The act or process of civilizing or reaching a civilized state.

4. Cultural or intellectual refinement; good taste.

5. Modern society with its conveniences: returned to civilization after camping in the mountains.

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civilization or -lisation

Noun

1. the total culture and way of life of a particular people, nation, region, or period

2. a human society that has a complex cultural, political, and legal organization

3. the races collectively who have achieved such a state

4. cities or populated areas, as contrasted with sparsely inhabited areas

5. intellectual, cultural, and moral refinement

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	civilization - 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" civilisation political science, politics, government - the study of government of states and other political units society - an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization Islam, Muslimism - the civilization of Muslims collectively which is governed by the Muslim religion; "Islam is predominant in northern Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan, and Indonesia"
	2.	civilization - the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization civilisation social process - a process involved in the formation of groups of persons
	3.	civilization - a particular society at a particular time and place; "early Mayan civilization" culture, civilisation archaeology, archeology - the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures society - an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization subculture - a social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefs Aegean civilisation, Aegean civilization, Aegean culture - the prehistoric civilization on the islands in the Aegean sea and the surrounding countries; "by 800 BC the entire Aegean had adopted this style of pottery" Helladic civilisation, Helladic civilization, Helladic culture - the bronze-age culture of mainland Greece that flourished 2500-1100 BC Indus civilization - the bronze-age culture of the Indus valley that flourished from about 2600-1750 BC Minoan civilisation, Minoan civilization, Minoan culture - the bronze-age culture of Crete that flourished 3000-1100 BC Mycenaean civilisation, Mycenaean civilization, Mycenaean culture - the late bronze-age culture of Mycenae that flourished 1400-1100 BC Paleo-American culture, Paleo-Amerind culture, Paleo-Indian culture - the prehistoric culture of the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America Western civilization, Western culture - the modern culture of western Europe and North America; "when Ghandi was asked what he thought of Western civilization he said he thought it would be a good idea"
	4.	civilization - the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste; "a man of intellectual refinement"; "he is remembered for his generosity and civilization" civilisation, refinement excellence - the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree

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civilization

noun 1. society, people, community, nation, polity

noun 2. culture, development, education, progress, enlightenment, sophistication, advancement, cultivation, refinement

Translations

civilization [sɪvɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən] n → civilización f

civilization [sɪvɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən] n → civilisation f

civilization [sɪvɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən] n → Zivilisation f;

(a society) → Kultur f

civilization [sɪvɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən] n → civiltà f inv