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Meaning of Civilisation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌsɪv.ɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən

Definitions

UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Hong Kong, and Commonwealth spelling of civilization.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الحضارة
Deutsch Zivilisation
Ελληνικά πολιτισμός
Français civilisation
Bahasa Indonesia keadaban
日本語 教化
Tiếng Việt văn hiến

Examples

“From Keighley onwards we had obviously returned to civilisation, for the surrounding country was now studded with the sodium street lights of suburbia and a thickening industrial haze was blotting out the moon.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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