civilisation

1. The social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization (synset 113470143)
   is a type of: social process - a process involved in the formation of groups of persons
   same as: civilization
2. A particular society at a particular time and place (synset 108304765)
   "early Mayan civilization"
   referred to in: archaeology, archeology - the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
   is a type of: society - an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
   subtypes:

   • aegean civilisation, aegean civilization, aegean culture - the prehistoric civilization on the islands in the Aegean sea and the surrounding countries
   • 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
   • western civilization, western culture - the modern culture of western Europe and North America
   has: subculture - a social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefs
   same as: civilization, culture
3. A society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations) (synset 108128749)
   "the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization"
   referred to in: government, political science, politics - the study of government of states and other political units
   is a type of: society - an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
   subtypes: islam, muslimism - the civilization of Muslims collectively which is governed by the Muslim religion
   same as: civilization
4. The quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste (synset 104819244)
   "a man of intellectual refinement"; "he is remembered for his generosity and civilization"
   is a type of: excellence - the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree
   same as: civilization, refinement

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