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civilisation

/ˌsɪvɪlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/

US pronunciation
American sound/ˌsɪvɪlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/
ˌsɪvɪlʌɪˈzeɪʃən
Syllables
5 syllables
Stress
4th syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Final -tion sounds like shun

ˌsɪvɪlʌɪ - ˈzeɪʃən -> civilisation

Myanmar meaning

လူမှုတိုးတက်မှု။

Full entry

civilization , -isation /sÇvǝlaÇ'zeÇʃn; US -ǝlǝ'z-/ n

၁။ [U] လူမှုတိုးတက်မှု။
the technology of modern civilization ❍ bring civilization to backward peoples.
၂။ [C, U] (လူ မျိုးတစ်မျိုး၏) ယဉ်ကျေးမှု။
the civilizations of ancient Egypt and Babylon ❍ western civilization.
၃။ [U] လူသားများ။ environmental damage that endangers the whole of civilization.
၄။ [U] ခေတ်မီလူမှုအဖွဲ့အစည်း။
live far from civilization (ie far from a large town or city) ❍ (joc ) It's good to get back to civilization after living in a tent for two weeks!
၅။ [U] ယဉ်ကျေးလာအောင်ပြု လုပ်ခြင်း။ ယဉ်ကျေးလာခြင်း။

More examples
  • The history of Western civilization
  • The ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt
  • The benefits of civilization
  • The end of civilization as we know it
  • After a week of camping, I was glad to get back to civilization.
Synonyms
people, society, nation, culture, empire, acculturation, advancement, breeding, civility, cultivation, development, edification, education, elevation, enlightenment, evolution, illumination, polish, polity, progress, refinement, social well-being, sophistication
Antonyms
barbarism, decline, decrease, destruction, ignorance, primitiveness, retreat, retrogression, rudeness, stoppage
Cross references
peoplesocietynationcultureempireacculturationadvancementbreedingcivilitycultivationdevelopmentedificationeducationelevationenlightenmentevolutionilluminationpolishpolityprogressrefinementsocial well-beingsophisticationbarbarismdeclinedecreasedestructionignorance
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