civilisation
See also: Civilisation
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French civilisation.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsɪv.ɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsɪv.ɪ.lɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun edit
civilisation (countable and uncountable, plural civilisations)
- UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa 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.
French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
civilisation f (plural civilisations)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → English: civilization
- → German: Zivilisation
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
Declension of civilisation | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | civilisation | civilisationen | civilisationer | civilisationerna |
Genitive | civilisations | civilisationens | civilisationers | civilisationernas |