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civilisation

(also

civilization

)1. noun civilised society2. noun civilised state3. noun process of development4. noun human society in general5. noun the modern world 1 noun civilised societysibhialtacht fem3  c m uWestern civilisation sibhialtacht an Iarthair 2 noun civilised statesibhialtacht fem3  c m uthey claimed the Irish had no civilisation or culture mhaígh siad nach raibh aon sibhialtacht ná cultúr ag na Gaeilthe benefits of civilisation buntáistí na sibhialtachta 3 noun process of developmentsibhialtú mascthis process of 'civilisation' soon started ba ghearr gur thosaigh an próiseas 'sibhialtaithe' seo 4 noun human society in generalsibhialtacht fem3  c m uthe dawn of civilisation tús na sibhialtachtathe end of civilisation as we know it deireadh an tsaoil mar a thuigimid é 5 noun especially humorous the modern worldan domhan sibhialtaour house was a long way from civilisation bhí an teach s'againne i bhfad ón domhan sibhialta

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