Source : WordNet®

civilisation
     n 1: the social process whereby societies achieve civilization
          [syn: {civilization}]
     2: a particular society at a particular time and place; "early
        Mayan civilization" [syn: {culture}, {civilization}]
     3: a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g.,
        with complex legal and political and religious
        organizations); "the people slowly progressed from
        barbarism to civilization" [syn: {civilization}]
     4: the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste;
        "a man of intellectual refinement"; "he is remembered for
        his generosity and civilization" [syn: {refinement}, {civilization}]