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  1. Civilization - Wikipedia

    Civilizations are organized around densely populated settlements, divided into more or less rigid hierarchical social classes of division of labour, often with a ruling elite and subordinate urban and …

  2. CIVILIZATION Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of CIVILIZATION is a relatively high level of cultural and technological development; specifically : the stage of cultural development at which writing and the keeping of written records is …

  3. Civilization Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    CIVILIZATION meaning: 1 : the condition that exists when people have developed effective ways of organizing a society and care about art, science, etc.; 2 : a particular well-organized and developed …

  4. Civilizations - Education | National Geographic Society

    May 30, 2025 · A civilization is a complex human society that may have certain characteristics of cultural and technological development.

  5. Civilization - New World Encyclopedia

    Civilization refers to a complex human society, in which people live in groups of settled dwellings comprising cities. Early civilizations developed in many parts of the world, primarily where there was …

  6. CIVILIZATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    CIVILIZATION definition: 1. human society with its well developed social organizations, or the culture and way of life of a…. Learn more.

  7. Civilization - World History Encyclopedia

    Aug 16, 2022 · Civilization (from the Latin civis =citizen and civitas = city) is a term applied to any society which has developed a writing system, government, production of surplus food, division of labor, and …

  8. Civilization - Oxford Reference

    2 days ago · A stage of social development identified by formation of organized communities, permanent settlements, with oral or written records and history, traditions, religious faiths, laws, shared values, …

  9. What Is a Civilization, Anyway? - University of Illinois system

    Popular usage defines "civilization" along these lines: "an advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry and government have been reached."

  10. Civilization - definition of civilization by The Free Dictionary

    3. the total culture and way of life of a particular people, nation, region, or period: classical civilization.