English-Thai Dictionary

civilization

N ความ ศิวิไลซ์  civilisation kwam-si-wi-lai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CIVILIZATION

n.[See Civilize. ] 1. The act of civilizing, or the state of being civilized; the state of being refined in manners, from the grossness of savage life and improved in arts and learning.
2. The act of rendering a criminal process civil.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CIVILIZATION

Civ `i *li *za "tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. civilisation. ]

 

1. The act of civilizing, or the state of being civilized; national culture; refinement. Our manners, our civilization, and all the good things connected with manners, and with civilization, have, in this European world of ours, depended for ages upon two principles --... the spirit of a gentleman, and spirit of religion. Burke

 

2. (Law )

 

Defn: Rendering a criminal process civil. [Obs. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

civilization

civ i li za tion |ˌsivələˈzāSHən ˌsɪvələˈzeɪʃən | ▶noun the stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced: they equated the railroad with progress and civilization. • the process by which a society or place reaches this stage. • the society, culture, and way of life of a particular area: the great books of Western civilization | the early civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt. • the comfort and convenience of modern life, regarded as available only in towns and cities: the fur traders moved further and further from civilization.

 

Oxford Dictionary

civilization

civilization |ˌsɪvɪlʌɪˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |(also civilisation ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] the stage of human social development and organization which is considered most advanced: the Victorians equated the railways with progress and civilization. • the process by which a society or place reaches an advanced stage of social development and organization. • the society, culture, and way of life of a particular area: the great books of Western civilization | [ count noun ] : the early civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt. • the comfort and convenience of modern life, regarded as available only in towns and cities: in the UK nowhere is very far from civilization.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

civilization

civilization noun 1 a higher stage of civilization: human development, advancement, progress, enlightenment, culture, refinement, sophistication. 2 ancient civilizations: culture, society, nation, people.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

civilization

civilization noun 1 a higher stage of civilization: human development, advancement, progress, enlightenment, edification, culture, cultivation, refinement, sophistication. 2 the ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean: culture, customs, mores, way of life, attainments, achievements; society, nation, people, community.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

civilization

civ i li za tion /sɪ̀v (ə )ləzéɪʃ (ə )n |-laɪ -/〖civilize (文明化する )ation (こと )〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C U 文明 〘高度に発達し, 固有の文化生活様式を有した状態, また個々のそのような社会; →culture 〙▸ a lost civilization 滅びた文明 ▸ Western [European ] civilization 西洋 [ヨーロッパ ]文明 .2 U 〖集合的に 〗文明世界 ; 文明諸国 (民 ).3 U 文明化 , 開化 , 教化 .4 U (技術の進歩によって生み出された )便利なもの , 文明の利器 ; ｟おどけて ｠(便利で快適な )文明生活 , 都会生活 ▸ be far away from [get back to ] civilization 文化的生活から遠ざかっている [に戻る ].