Civilisation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization

a particular society at a particular time and place

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɑːtʃɪɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪspˈɛndiəsli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪspˈɛndiəsli/

5 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɑːtʃɪɾi/.

Examples

early Mayan civilization
the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization
a man of intellectual refinement

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

culture civilization refinement

Parts of Speech

noun	the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization
noun	a particular society at a particular time and place “early Mayan civilization”
noun	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”
noun	the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste “a man of intellectual refinement”

Word Forms

civilise	verb	raise from a barbaric to a civilized state
acculturate	verb	assimilate culturally
civilize	verb	raise from a barbaric to a civilized state

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zivilisation

der soziale Prozess, durch den Gesellschaften ein fortgeschrittenes Entwicklungs- und Organisationsstadium erreichen

🇪🇸Spanish

civilización

El proceso social mediante el cual las sociedades alcanzan una etapa avanzada de desarrollo y organización.

🇮🇹Italian

civiltà

il processo sociale attraverso il quale le società raggiungono uno stadio avanzato di sviluppo e organizzazione

🇳🇱Dutch

beschaving

het sociale proces waarbij samenlevingen een vergevorderd stadium van ontwikkeling en organisatie bereiken

🇵🇹Portuguese

civilização

o processo social pelo qual as sociedades alcançam um estágio avançado de desenvolvimento e organização

🇷🇺Russian

цивилизация

социальный процесс, посредством которого общества достигают продвинутой стадии развития и организации

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सभ्यता

वह सामाजिक प्रक्रिया जिसके द्वारा समाज विकास और संगठन के एक उन्नत चरण को प्राप्त करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

সভ্যতা

সামাজিক প্রক্রিয়া যার মাধ্যমে সমাজগুলি উন্নয়ন এবং সংগঠনের একটি উন্নত স্তর অর্জন করে

🇮🇳Tamil

நாகரீகம்

சமூகங்கள் வளர்ச்சி மற்றும் அமைப்பின் மேம்பட்ட கட்டத்தை அடையும் சமூக செயல்முறை

🇮🇳Telugu

నాగరికత

సమాజాలు అభివృద్ధి మరియు సంస్థ యొక్క అధునాతన దశను సాధించే సామాజిక ప్రక్రియ

🇮🇳Marathi

सभ्यता

सामाजिक प्रक्रिया ज्याद्वारे समाज विकास आणि संघटनेचा प्रगत टप्पा गाठतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

સભ્યતા

સામાજિક પ્રક્રિયા કે જેના દ્વારા સમાજો વિકાસ અને સંગઠનના અદ્યતન તબક્કાને પ્રાપ્ત કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಾಗರಿಕತೆ

ಸಮಾಜಗಳು ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಘಟನೆಯ ಮುಂದುವರಿದ ಹಂತವನ್ನು ಸಾಧಿಸುವ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നാഗരികത

സമൂഹങ്ങൾ വികസനത്തിൻ്റെയും സംഘടനയുടെയും വിപുലമായ ഘട്ടം കൈവരിക്കുന്ന സാമൂഹിക പ്രക്രിയ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਭਿਅਤਾ

ਸਮਾਜਿਕ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ ਜਿਸ ਨਾਲ ਸਮਾਜ ਵਿਕਾਸ ਅਤੇ ਸੰਗਠਨ ਦੇ ਇੱਕ ਉੱਨਤ ਪੜਾਅ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

تہذیب

سماجی عمل جس کے تحت معاشرے ترقی اور تنظیم کے ایک اعلی درجے کی منزل حاصل کرتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

文明

社会实现高级发展和组织阶段的社会过程

🇯🇵Japanese

文明

社会が発達と組織の高度な段階に到達する社会プロセス

🇰🇷Korean

문명

사회가 발전과 조직의 진보된 단계를 달성하는 사회적 과정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nền văn minh

quá trình xã hội trong đó xã hội đạt được một giai đoạn phát triển và tổ chức tiên tiến

🇹🇭Thai

อารยธรรม

กระบวนการทางสังคมที่สังคมบรรลุถึงขั้นตอนการพัฒนาและการจัดองค์กรขั้นสูง

🇮🇩Indonesian

peradaban

proses sosial dimana masyarakat mencapai tahap perkembangan dan pengorganisasian yang lanjut

🇵🇭Filipino

kabihasnan

ang prosesong panlipunan kung saan nakakamit ng mga lipunan ang isang advanced na yugto ng pag-unlad at organisasyon

🇲🇾Malay

tamadun

proses sosial di mana masyarakat mencapai tahap pembangunan dan organisasi yang lebih maju

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحضارة

العملية الاجتماعية التي من خلالها تصل المجتمعات إلى مرحلة متقدمة من التطور والتنظيم

🇮🇷Persian

تمدن

فرآیند اجتماعی که طی آن جوامع به مرحله پیشرفته ای از توسعه و سازمان می رسند

🇹🇷Turkish

uygarlık

toplumların ileri bir gelişme ve örgütlenme aşamasına ulaştığı sosyal süreç

🇮🇱Hebrew

תַרְבּוּת

התהליך החברתי לפיו חברות משיגות שלב מתקדם של התפתחות וארגון

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