English dictionary
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English noun: civilization | |||
| 1. | civilization (group) a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations) | ||
| Samples | The people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization. | ||
| Synonyms | civilisation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | society | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Islam, Muslimism | ||
| Domain category | government, political science, politics | ||
| 2. | civilization (process) the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization | ||
| Synonyms | civilisation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | social process | ||
| 3. | civilization (group) a particular society at a particular time and place | ||
| Samples | Early Mayan civilization. | ||
| Synonyms | civilisation, culture | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | society | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Aegean civilisation, Aegean civilization, Aegean culture, Helladic civilisation, Helladic civilization, Helladic culture, Indus civilization, Minoan civilisation, Minoan civilization, Minoan culture, Mycenaean civilisation, Mycenaean civilization, Mycenaean culture, Paleo-American culture, Paleo-Amerind culture, Paleo-Indian culture, Western civilization, Western culture | ||
| Part holonym | subculture | ||
| Domain category | archaeology, archeology | ||
| 4. | civilization (attribute) the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste | ||
| Samples | A man of intellectual refinement. He is remembered for his generosity and civilization. | ||
| Synonyms | civilisation, refinement | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | excellence | ||
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