civilisation

Noun

Meaning

the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste

a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)

a particular society at a particular time and place

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

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a man of intellectual refinement Source: Internet

he is remembered for his generosity and civilization Source: Internet

the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization Source: Internet

early Mayan civilization Source: Internet

Aged three, he had begun to read – in particular he enjoyed a comic strip depicting the story of an ancient civilisation called the Trigan Empire. Source: Internet

Another central argument of this conception of pan-Africanism is that the ambition of the white race is the destruction of black genius and civilisation. Source: Internet

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