nnoun.groupa society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)Topic:governmentpolitical sciencepolitics
Synset:civilisation
Examples:- the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization
Derivationally Related Form:civilize
Hypernyms:society
Inherited Hypernyms:civilizationsocietysocial groupgroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:IslamMuslimism
nnoun.processthe social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organizationSynset:civilisation
Derivationally Related Form:civilise
Hypernyms:social process
Inherited Hypernyms:civilizationsocial processhuman processprocessphysical entityentity
nnoun.groupa particular society at a particular time and placeTopic:archaeologyarcheology
Synset:civilisation culture
Derivationally Related Form:acculturate
Hypernyms:society
Inherited Hypernyms:culturesocietysocial groupgroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Aegean civilisationAegean civilizationAegean cultureHelladic civilisationHelladic civilizationHelladic cultureIndus civilizationMinoan civilisationMinoan civilizationMinoan cultureMycenaean civilisationMycenaean civilizationMycenaean culturePaleo-American culturePaleo-Amerind culturePaleo-Indian cultureWestern civilizationWestern culture
Part Meronyms:subculture
Full Hyponyms:aegean civilizationclovis culturecycladic civilizationfolsom culturehelladic civilizationindus civilizationminoan civilizationmycenaean civilizationpaleo-american culturewestern culture
nnoun.attributethe quality of excellence in thought and manners and tasteSynset:civilisation refinement
Examples:- a man of intellectual refinement
- he is remembered for his generosity and civilization
Derivationally Related Form:civilizecivilise
Hypernyms:excellence
Inherited Hypernyms:refinementexcellencequalityattributeabstractionentity