civilisation
See also: Civilisation
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French civilisation, equivalent to civilise + -ation or civil + -isation.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsɪv.ɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsɪv.ɪ.lɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
Audio (US): (file) Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
[edit]civilisation (countable and uncountable, plural civilisations)
- UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Hong Kong, and Commonwealth 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
[edit]Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French civilisation.
Noun
[edit]civilisation c (singular definite civilisationen, plural indefinite civilisationer)
Declension
[edit]| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | civilisation | civilisationen | civilisationer | civilisationerne |
| genitive | civilisations | civilisationens | civilisationers | civilisationernes |
Derived terms
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[edit]French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]civilisation f (plural civilisations)
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → English: civilization
- → German: Zivilisation
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “civilisation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Swedish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]civilisation c
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | civilisation | civilisations |
| definite | civilisationen | civilisationens | |
| plural | indefinite | civilisationer | civilisationers |
| definite | civilisationerna | civilisationernas |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]References
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