civilization
noun (DEVELOPED SOCIETY) (UK usually civilisation) /ˌsɪv.əl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/Definition
B2 [C or U] human society with its well developed social organizations, or the culture and way of life of a society or country at a particular period in time: Some people think that nuclear war would mean the end of civilization. Cuzco was the centre of one of the world's most famous civilizations, that of the Incas.Society - general words C1 [U] mainly humorous a place that has comfortable living conditions: How does it feel to be back in civilization after all those weeks in a tent?Comfortable and uncomfortable
(Definition of civilization noun (DEVELOPED SOCIETY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- airy adjective (LIGHT)
- be in your element idiom
- be like a fish out of water idiom
- be out of your element idiom
- be/feel at home idiom
- comfort zone noun
- comfortable adjective (CLOTHES/FURNITURE)
- comfortably adverb
- comfy adjective
- cosily adverb
- cosy adjective (COMFORTABLE)
- cozily adverb
- ergonomics noun
- forgiving adjective
- hunker down phrasal verb
- lived in idiom
- nestle verb
- primitive adjective
- settle verb (MAKE COMFORTABLE)
- snug adjective
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