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civilization

[ˌsɪv.ə.lɑeˈzæɪ.ʃən] /ˌsɪv.ɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌsɪv.ə.ləˈzeɪ.ʃən/

Meanings
noun

Civilisation

An organized culture encompassing many communities, often on the scale of a nation or a people; a stage or system of social, political or technical development.

Examples :

"Modern civilization is a product of industrialization and globalization."
La civilisation moderne est un produit de l'industrialisation et de la mondialisation.
culture nation history society government organization technology achievement
noun

Civilisation

The act of rendering a criminal process civil.

Examples :

"The school implemented a new program for civilization of disciplinary procedures, aiming to resolve conflicts peacefully instead of resorting to suspensions. "
L'école a mis en œuvre un nouveau programme de civilisation des procédures disciplinaires, visant à résoudre les conflits pacifiquement au lieu de recourir aux suspensions.
law process
proper noun

Civilisation

Collectively, those people of the world considered to have a high standard of behavior and / or a high level of development. Commonly subjectively used by people of one society to exclusively refer to their society, or their elite sub-group, or a few associated societies, implying all others, in time or geography or status, as something less than civilised, as savages or barbarians. cf refinement, elitism, civilised society, the Civilised World

Examples :

"Many people in Western Civilization believe their culture is superior to others. "
Beaucoup de gens dans la civilisation occidentale croient que leur culture est supérieure aux autres.
culture world society history politics philosophy achievement value nation tradition organization human

Related Words

Illustration particularly

particularly adverb

/pəˈtɪkjəli/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚli/

Particulièrement, surtout

"The apéritifs were particularly stimulating."

Les apéritifs étaient particulièrement stimulants.

Illustration communities

communities noun

/kəˈmjuːnɪtiz/

Communautés

""Different immigrant communities in the city often maintain their own unique cultural traditions and languages." "

Différentes communautés d'immigrants de la ville conservent souvent leurs propres traditions culturelles et langues uniques.

Illustration globalization

globalization noun

/ˌɡloʊbələˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌɡləʊbəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Mondialisation

"Globalization allows people to buy products from all over the world, even in small towns. "

La mondialisation permet aux gens d'acheter des produits du monde entier, même dans les petites villes.

Illustration development

development noun

/dɪˈvɛləpmənt/

Développement, croissance

"The development of this story has been slow."

Le développement de cette histoire a été lent.

Illustration encompassing

encompassing verb

/ɪnˈkʌmpəsɪŋ/ /ɛnˈkʌmpəsɪŋ/

Entourer, encercler

"The high fence encompassing the playground keeps the children safe. "

La haute clôture entourant l'aire de jeux protège les enfants.

Illustration industrialization

industrialization noun

/ɪnˌdʌstriəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ɪnˌdʌstriələˈzeɪʃən/

Industrialisation

"The industrialization of farming led to larger, more efficient farms. "

L'industrialisation de l'agriculture a conduit à des fermes plus grandes et plus efficaces.

Illustration disciplinary

disciplinary noun

/dɪsɪˈplɪnəɹi/ /ˈdɪs.ə.pləˌnɛɹi/

Sanction disciplinaire

"The student's tardiness resulted in a disciplinary. "

Le retard de l'élève a entraîné une sanction disciplinaire.

Illustration contributed

contributed verb

/ˈkɒntɹɪˌbjuːtɪd/

Contribuer, donner

"to contribute articles to a journal"

contribuer des articles à un journal

Illustration civilisation

civilisation noun

/ˌsɪv.ɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌsɪv.ɪ.lɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

Civilisation

"Modern civilization is a product of industrialization and globalization."

La civilisation moderne est un produit de l'industrialisation et de la mondialisation.

Illustration collectively

collectively adverb

/kəˈlɛktɪvli/ /kəˈlɛktɪli/

Collectivement, globalement, en commun

"The students, collectively, decided to postpone the project until next week. "

Les étudiants ont collectivement décidé de reporter le projet à la semaine prochaine.

Illustration industrialisation

industrialisation noun

/ɪnˌdʌstriəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ənˌdʌstriəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Industrialisation

"China's rapid industrialisation has led to significant economic growth but also environmental challenges. "

L'industrialisation rapide de la Chine a entraîné une croissance économique importante, mais aussi des défis environnementaux.

Illustration subjectively

subjectively adverb

/səbˈdʒɛktɪvli/ /sʌbˈdʒɛktɪvli/

Subjectivement

"My brother subjectively felt that the new restaurant was the best in town, even though others thought it was average. "

Mon frère a subjectivement estimé que le nouveau restaurant était le meilleur de la ville, même si d'autres le trouvaient moyen.