Civilisation vs. Civilization

Civilisation vs. Civilization — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Civilisation and Civilization

Civilisationnoun

alternative spelling of civilization|from=UK|from2=Ireland|from3=Australia|from4=New Zealand|from5=South Africa

Civilizationnoun

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.

the Aztec civilizationWestern civilizationModern civilization is a product of industrialization and globalization.

Civilisationnoun

the social process whereby societies achieve civilization

Civilizationnoun

(uncountable) Human society, particularly civil society.

A hermit doesn't much care for civilization.I'm glad to be back in civilization after a day with that rowdy family.

Civilisationnoun

a particular society at a particular time and place;

early Mayan civilization

Civilizationnoun

The act or process of civilizing or becoming civilized.

The teacher's civilization of the child was no easy task.
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Civilisationnoun

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

Civilizationnoun

The state or quality of being civilized.

He was a man of great civilization.

Civilisationnoun

the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste;

a man of intellectual refinementhe is remembered for his generosity and civilization

Civilizationnoun

(obsolete) The act of rendering a criminal process civil.

Civilizationproper noun

Collectively, those people of the world considered to have a high standard of behavior and / or a high level of development. Commonly subjectively used by people of one society to exclusively refer to their society, or their elite sub-group, or a few associated societies, implying all others, in time or geography or status, as something less than civilised, as savages or barbarians. cf refinement, elitism, civilised society, the Civilised World

Civilizationnoun

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
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Civilizationnoun

the social process whereby societies achieve civilization

Civilizationnoun

a particular society at a particular time and place;

early Mayan civilization

Civilizationnoun

the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste;

a man of intellectual refinementhe is remembered for his generosity and civilization