civilization
B2UK /ˌsɪvəlaɪˈzeɪʃn/US /ˌsɪvələˈzeɪʃn/
Meaning
noun
a state of human society that is very developed and organized
“the technology of modern civilization”
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“Human civilization could come to an end for external reasons,”
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“self-sustaining civilization on on the”
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“As a civilization, we will have so many gifts just as you as individuals have so many individual gifts as you sit before me.”
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