civilisation
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French civilisation.
PronunciationEdit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsɪv.ɪ.lɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsɪv.ɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
NounEdit
civilisation (countable and uncountable, plural civilisations)
- Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa spelling of civilization
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
civilisation f (plural civilisations)
DescendantsEdit
- → English: civilization
- → German: Zivilisation
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “civilisation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
SwedishEdit
PronunciationEdit
audio (file)
NounEdit
civilisation c
DeclensionEdit
Declension of civilisation | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | civilisation | civilisationen | civilisationer | civilisationerna |
Genitive | civilisations | civilisationens | civilisationers | civilisationernas |