| civilisation | |
noun | |
| 1. | the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization [syn: civilization] |
| 2. | a particular society at a particular time and place; "early Mayan civilization" [syn: culture] |
| 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" [syn: civilization] |
| 4. | the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste; "a man of intellectual refinement"; "he is remembered for his generosity and civilization" [syn: refinement] |