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civilization
adjectives
American/European/Chinese etc civilization
• the history of Chinese civilization
western civilization
(= from Europe or the Americas )
• Many people are rejecting the values of western civilization.
ancient civilization
(= a very old one )
• The achievements of Egypt's ancient civilization were remarkable.
modern civilization
• Technology is one of the benefits of modern civilization.
a great civilization
(= very important and interesting )
• the great civilizations of India and China
human civilization
• the development of human civilization
industrial civilization
• Industrial civilization is barely a century old.
an advanced civilization
• Philosophy is a luxury of an advanced civilization.
higher civilizations
(= more advanced ones )
• There could be higher civilizations on other planets.
a primitive civilization
(= one that is not at all advanced )
• His main interest was primitive civilizations.
early civilizations
(= existing before others, or at the beginning of a period of time )
• the early civilizations of Mesopotamia and the East Mediterranean
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noun ADJ. ancient, early the early civilizations of the Middle East and China | modern the benefits of modern civilization | advanced | primitive | Greek, Roman, etc. | European, Western diseases that are common in Western civilization | great the great civilizations of the past | industrial | human Art and music are among the great products of human civilization. VERB + CIVILIZATION bring to bring civilization to the outer reaches of the country | create a movement that aims to create a new civilization | destroy | save PHRASES the beginnings/dawn of civilization, civilization as we know it Could this be the end of civilization as we know it? | the collapse/decline/end of a civilization, a level of civilization to reach a higher level of civilization
Oxford Collocations Dictionary