Other spellings change

Pronunciation change

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

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.