civilisation
/ˌsɪv.ɪ.lɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
UK: /ˌsɪv.ɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
sɪv · ɪ · LꞮZEꞮ · ʃən (4 syllables)
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Definition
UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Hong Kong, and Commonwealth spelling of civilization.
Etymology
Borrowed from French civilisation, equivalent to civilise + -ation or civil + -isation.
Example Sentences
- "From Keighley onwards we had obviously returned to civilisation, for the surrounding country was now studded with the sodium street lights of suburbia and a thickening industrial haze was blotting out the moon."
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