Translation
civilisation
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Word origin
From the verb civiliser, itself from Latin civilis ('relating to citizens'). English 'civilisation' was borrowed from French in the eighteenth century.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- civilis
- English cognates
- civil, civilisation
Grammar
Examples
égyptienne .
Egyptian civilisation lasted more than three thousand years.
Antiquité.
This museum presents the great civilisations of antiquity.
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We study French civilisation in our language class.
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Some people think our civilisation is fragile.
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The village is far from any civilisation.
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