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Meanings of civilisation in English

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cultura
Catalan
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A particular society at a particular time and place.

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        Usage of civilisation in English
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        In gaining in skin-deep civilisation we have lost in the animal-fighting capacity.
        Indiscreet Letters From Peking / Being the Notes of an Eye-Witne...
        2
        What can this tell us about the future of global modern civilisation?
        BBC
        3
        The supreme problem was that of contacting civilisation, should such still exist.
        The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
        4
        They sounded strangely in the tropical night thousands of miles from civilisation.
        The Moon and Sixpence
        5
        Modern civilisation differs in fundamental and far-reaching ways from Greek and Roman.
        The Idea of Progress: An Inquiry into Its Origin and Growth
        6
        The present civilisation of India has the constraining power of the mould.
        Creative Unity
        7
        The nation had been long steadily advancing in wealth and in civilisation.
        The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume ...
        8
        Europe's belief in a dull but safe civilisation is its main attraction.
        The Guardian
        9
        Monarchical France followed her lead; so did Belgium, Italy, civilisation in general.
        Post-Prandial Philosophy
        10
        Western civilisation has been slow to take seriously the suffering of animals.
        The Irish Times
        11
        This is civilisation as far as they're concerned, and it intimidates them.
        Complete Books of Blood
        12
        The wheels of civilisation were beginning to turn in the New World.
        Christopher Columbus and the New World of His Discovery — Volume...
        13
        Trevindor wondered at his incredible good fortune at finding civilisation so easily.
        The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
        14
        It must therefore be removed in the name of humanity and civilisation.
        Native Races and the War
        15
        Capital punishment exists at a paradoxical junction point of civilisation and barbarism.
        BBC
        16
        It is easy to imagine that human civilisation on Mars is inevitable.
        BBC
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