civilization
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
civilization /sɪvəlʌɪˈzeɪʃn/ (or civilisation)
▶noun
- 1 an advanced stage or system of human social development.
■ the process of achieving civilization.
- 2 a civilized nation or region.
'civilization' also found in these Oxford entries:
barbarism
- black stump
- bushranger
- Chibcha
- Chimu
- Cycladic
- dawn
- Minoan
- Mycenaean
- varnish
