civilisation

noun/ˌsɪvələˈzeɪʃən/

Frequency rank: #8,826 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a human society that has developed its own culture, government, and way of life.

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Example sentence

The ancient ruins gave archaeologists valuable clues about the lost civilisation.

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