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civil adjective

  /ˈsɪv.əl/
  • (uncomparable) Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.
 civiel, burgerlijk
  • (comparable) Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner; avoiding displays of hostility.
 beschaafd, geciviliseerd

civilization noun

  /ˌsɪv.ə.ləˈzeɪ.ʃən/ , /ˌsɪv.ɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ , [ˌsɪv.ə.lɑeˈzæɪ.ʃən]
  • 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.
 beschaving
  • (uncountable) Human society, particularly civil society.
 bewoonde wereld
  • The act or process of civilizing or becoming civilized.
 civilisatie

civilization properNoun

  /ˌsɪv.ə.ləˈzeɪ.ʃən/ , /ˌsɪv.ɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ , [ˌsɪv.ə.lɑeˈzæɪ.ʃən]
  • (inherently emic, sometimes, capitalized) Collectively, those people and places 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. (Compare refinement, elitism, civilised society, the Civilised World.
 beschaving

civilized adjective

  /ˈsɪv.ɪ.laɪzd/
  • Having a highly developed society or culture; belonging to civilization.
 beschaafd, geciviliseerd

civilize

beschaven

civility noun

  /sɪˈvɪl.ɪ.ti/
  • Speech or behaviour that is fit for civil interactions; politeness, courtesy. [from 16th c.]
 beleefdheid
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