Briefly stated, Hobsbawm's thesis is that the history of the twentieth century is that of the decline of civilization.
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Civilization
/ˌsɪv.ɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
Synonyms for "civilization" (64 found)
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Closest matches (13)
Noun(4 words)
Adjective(2 words)
ancient societycivilized society
Verb(3 words)
civilize a nationcivilize peoplecivilize society
Strong matches (19)
Noun(4 words)
cultural achievementculture relatedculture related adjectivecultures share traditions
cultural driftcultureculture areaculture centerculture complexculture conflictculture contactculture patternculture traitcustomsedificationeducationenculturationenlightenmentethos
Related words (32)
Adjective(4 words)
european civilizationmature societymesopotamian culturespanish civilización
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More general
9 entriescultural systemexcellencehistorical processhuman developmenthuman organizationhumanitysocial processsocial systemsociety
More specific
8 entriesEgyptian civilizationIndus civilizationMayan civilizationMesopotamian civilizationirrigation systemlaw codeurban planningwriting system
Collocations
6 entriesadvanced civilizationancient civilizationcollapse of civilizationearly civilizationrise of civilizationriver valley civilization
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
5 entriesSample sentences
21 total sentences available.
The opening of the country had a great influence on Japanese civilization.
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We discovered relics of an ancient civilization.
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We find ourselves in the twilight of our civilization.
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