1. (noun)civilization, civilisation a society in an advanced state of socialdevelopment (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations) "the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization"
3. (noun)culture, civilization, civilisation a particularsociety at a particular time and place "early Mayan civilization"
4. (noun)refinement, civilization, civilisation the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste "a man of intellectual refinement"; "he is remembered for his generosity and civilization"
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