civilisation – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
civilisation (Brit.)
n.
society, culture (of a group of people or a particular place); highly developed social and economic structure (also civilization)
Civilization
A
civilization (US) or
civilisation (UK) is any
complex society characterized by
urban development,
symbolic communication forms (typically,
writing systems), and a perceived separation from and domination over the
natural environment by a cultural elite. Civilizations are intimately associated with and often further defined by other socio-politico-economic characteristics, including
centralization, the
domestication of both humans and other organisms,
specialization of labor, culturally ingrained
ideologies of progress and
supremacism,
monumental architecture,
taxation, societal dependence upon
farming as an agricultural practice, and
expansionism.
civilisation
Noun
1. the social process whereby societies achieve civilization
(synonym) civilization
(hypernym) social process
(derivation) civilize, civilise
2. a particular society at a particular time and place; "early Mayan civilization"
(synonym) culture, civilization
(hypernym) society
(hyponym) Aegean civilization, Aegean civilisation, Aegean culture
(part-meronym) subculture
3. 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"
(synonym) civilization
(hypernym) society
(classification) politics, political science, government
4. the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste; "a man of intellectual refinement"; "he is remembered for his generosity and civilization"
(synonym) refinement, civilization
(hypernym) excellence
(derivation) educate, school, train, cultivate, civilize, civilise
civilisation
nf.
civilization, culture
civilisation
civilization
