Civilisation vs. Civilization
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 civilizationCivilizationnoun
The act or process of civilizing or becoming civilized.
The teacher's civilization of the child was no easy task.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 civilizationCivilizationnoun
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 civilizationCivilizationnoun
(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 civilizationCivilizationnoun
the social process whereby societies achieve civilization
Civilizationnoun
a particular society at a particular time and place;
early Mayan civilizationCivilizationnoun
the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste;
a man of intellectual refinementhe is remembered for his generosity and civilization
