civilisation

See also: Civilisation

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French civilisation.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌsɪv.ɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌsɪv.ɪ.lɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

civilisation (countable and uncountable, plural civilisations)

1. UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Hong Kong spelling of civilization
   • 1960 January, G. Freeman Allen, “"Condor"—British Railways' fastest freight train”, in Trains Illustrated, page 48:

     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.

Derived terms

• civilisational
• incivilisation
• uncivilisation

 

French

Etymology

From civiliser +‎ -ation from civil +‎ -iser Borrowed from Latin cīvīlis..

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.vi.li.za.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

civilisation f (plural civilisations)

1. civilization

Derived terms

• civilisationnel

Descendants

• → English: civilization
• → German: Zivilisation

See also

• culture

Further reading

• “civilisation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

civilisation c

1. civilization

Declension

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	civilisation	civilisations
	definite	civilisationen	civilisationens
plural	indefinite	civilisationer	civilisationers
	definite	civilisationerna	civilisationernas

Declension of civilisation

Derived terms

• civilisationskritik
• civilisationskritiker

Related terms

• civilisera
• civiliserad

References

• civilisation in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• civilisation in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• civilisation in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)