Civilization

//ˌsɪv.ɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən//

"Civilization" in a Sentence (21 examples)

Briefly stated, Hobsbawm's thesis is that the history of the twentieth century is that of the decline of civilization.

The opening of the country had a great influence on Japanese civilization.

We discovered relics of an ancient civilization.

We find ourselves in the twilight of our civilization.

It was the triumph of civilization over force.

The exhibition offers profound insights into ancient civilization.

The myth offers insights into the ancient civilization.

The country advanced in civilization.

The country's civilization has advanced.

European civilization had its birth in these lands.

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the Aztec civilization

Western civilization

Modern civilization is a product of industrialization and globalization.

But civilizations, like the penis, rise and fall, and when the towers and battlements crumble into the earth, they return to the embrace of the Great Mother.

A hermit doesn't much care for civilization.

I'm glad to be back in civilization after a day with that rowdy family.

Civilisation has imbued man's minds with false ideas of the evil of sex and its fulfilment.

The teacher's civilization of the child was no easy task.

He was a man of great civilization.

Near-synonym: ecumene (archaic)

Some of the tourists in the upcountry might have embarrassed themselves if they'd been capable of having any shame, whining that they couldn't wait to get back to civilization.

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