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Meanings of civilised in English

Portuguese
civilizado
Catalan
civilitzat

Marked by refinement in taste and manners.

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      Usage of civilised in English
      1
      A fair tax regime is essential in any civilised and equitable society.
      The Irish Times
      2
      The consequences of this argument would be unacceptable to any civilised society.
      The Irish Times
      3
      You just can't picture that question being posed in a civilised society.
      A week in december
      4
      It is certainly way beyond what any civilised community should find acceptable.
      The Irish Times
      5
      Both are worthy objectives of any civilised society in the modern age.
      The Irish Times
      6
      That's the sign of a civilised society and it's what I believe.
      The Guardian
      7
      It summed up perhaps the most basic aspiration of a civilised society.
      The Irish Times
      8
      I think we can be more civilised than that and plan ahead.
      The Guardian
      9
      Our very own polite and civilised and extremely dangerous lord and master?
      The unnatural inquirer
      10
      He adds that tolerance is the primary prerequisite for a civilised society.
      The Irish Times
      11
      We just wonder though, in what other civilised country could this happen?
      The South African
      12
      The simple idea of a social compact is required for civilised life.
      The Guardian
      13
      In one especially he was supreme-thegreat and civilised art of satire.
      Twelve Types
      14
      Of course Ken and Em are still terribly civilised about each other.
      The Irish Times
      15
      Dr Thompson-fromwhat I have seen-isa fairly clear-thinking and civilised homeopath.
      Bad science
      16
      Moreover, the parliamentary system represents the ideal of all modern civilised peoples.
      The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind
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      Translations for civilised
      Portuguese
      civilizado
      Catalan
      civilitzat
      Civilised through the time
      Civilised across language varieties
      Ireland
      Common
      United Kingdom
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