civilisation

Other spellings

• (US) civilization

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˌsɪv.ɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˌsɪv.ə.ləˈzeɪ.ʃən/
• (AU) IPA ^(key): [ˌsɪv.ə.lɑeˈzæɪ.ʃən]

Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: civ‧il‧isa‧tion

Noun

Singular civilisation

Plural civilisations

1. (countable) A civilisation is an organised culture encompassing many communities, often on the scale of a nation or a people; a stage or system of political or technical development.