civilisation

/ˌsɪv.ɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən//ˌsɪv.ɪ.lɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

noun

1
An organized culture encompassing many communities, often on the scale of a nation or a people; a stage or system of social, political or technical development.
“Modern civilization is a product of industrialization and globalization.”
2
Human society, particularly civil society.
“A hermit doesn't much care for civilization.”
3
The act or process of civilizing or becoming civilized.
“The teacher's civilization of the child was no easy task.”
4
The state or quality of being civilized.
“He was a man of great civilization.”
5
The act of rendering a criminal process civil.

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