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Definisjon av civilization

Vi fant 11 definisjoner av civilization på engelsk.

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WordNet WordNet by Princeton University

Noun
civilization - a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations); "the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization"
civilisation
society an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
political science, government, politics the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"
civilization - the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization
civilisation
social process a process involved in the formation of groups of persons
civilization - a particular society at a particular time and place; "early Mayan civilization"
culture, civilisation
society an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
archaeology, archeology the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
subculture a social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefs
aegean civilisation, aegean civilization aegean culture
helladic civilisation, helladic civilization, helladic culture the bronze-age culture of mainland Greece that flourished 2500-1100 BC
indus civilization the bronze-age culture of the Indus valley that flourished from about 2600-1750 BC
minoan civilisation, minoan civilization, minoan culture the bronze-age culture of Crete that flourished 3000-1100 BC
mycenaean civilisation, mycenaean civilization, mycenaean culture the late bronze-age culture of Mycenae that flourished 1400-1100 BC
paleo-american culture, paleo-amerind culture, paleo-indian culture the prehistoric culture of the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America
civilization - the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste; "a man of intellectual refinement"; "he is remembered for his generosity and civilization"
refinement, civilisation
excellence the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree
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Substantiv
civilization - An organized culture encompassing many communities, often on the scale of a nation or a people; a stage or system of social, political or technical development.
civilization - Human society, particularly civil society.
civilization - The act or process of civilizing or becoming civilized.
civilization - The state or quality of being civilized.
civilization - The act of rendering a criminal process civil.

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  • Civilization (or civilisation) refers to either: 1) the procession of human societies generally toward more development and use of more complex technology, higher population densities, increasing per capita gross domestic product, and other significant advancements; or 2) any human society associated with any particular geographical location at a particular time, historical or current. (When used in this second sense, the word is often restricted to apply only to societies that have attained a particular level of advancement, especially the founding of cities, with the word "city" defined in various ways. ) The level of advancement of a civilization is often measured by its progress in agriculture, long-distance trade, occupational specialization, and urbanism.

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  • civilization
    A society in an advanced state of social development, e.g. with complex legal and political and religious organizations.

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