civilization
noun
an advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry, and government has been reached.
civilizations
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pluralof civilization.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The rise and fall of AI agent civilizations.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
What the viewers of Titian’s time would have known is that the painting depicts the mythical moment in which the Phoenician and Cretan civilizations began to conjoin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Contemporary nations like Iran, Armenia, and Egypt can lay claim to being built on very old civilizations, but you could point out discontinuities and lapses in sovereignty in their histories that complicate the argument.
From Slate ● Jul. 4, 2026
For more than a century, the National Museum has preserved a remarkable collection of clay tablets from some of the earliest civilizations in the Middle East.
From Science Daily ● May 5, 2026
Because intensive agriculture has been regarded a prerequisite for complex societies, it has long been claimed that civilizations can arise only in such farm-friendly places.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
