(BrE also civilisation) noun
1 [U] a state of human society that is very developed and organized:
the technology of modern civilization * The Victorians regarded the railways as bringing progress and civilization.
2 [U,C] a society, its culture and its way of life during a particular period of time or in a particular part of the world:
the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome * diseases that are common in Western civilization
3 [U] all the people in the world and the societies they live in, considered as a whole:
Environmental damage threatens the whole of civilization.
4 [U] (often humorous) a place that offers you the comfortable way of life of a modern society:
It's good to be back in civilization after two weeks in a tent!
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