civilisation

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French civilisation.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

civilisation (countable and uncountable, plural civilisations)

1. UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa spelling of civilization

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French

Etymology

civiliser +‎ -ation

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.vi.li.za.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

civilisation f (plural civilisations)

1. civilization

Descendants

• → English: civilization
• → German: Zivilisation

Related terms

• civil
• civiliser

Further reading

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

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Swedish

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Noun

civilisation c

1. civilization

Declension

Declension of civilisation
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	civilisation	civilisationen	civilisationer	civilisationerna
Genitive	civilisations	civilisationens	civilisationers	civilisationernas