)1. noun civilised society2. noun civilised state3. noun process of development4. noun human society in general5. noun the modern world1 noun civilised societysibhialtacht fem3 c m uWestern civilisationsibhialtacht an Iarthair2 noun civilised statesibhialtacht fem3 c m uthey claimed the Irish had no civilisation or culturemhaígh siad nach raibh aon sibhialtacht ná cultúr ag na Gaeilthe benefits of civilisationbuntáistí na sibhialtachta3 noun process of developmentsibhialtú mascthis process of 'civilisation' soon startedba ghearr gur thosaigh an próiseas 'sibhialtaithe' seo4 noun human society in generalsibhialtacht fem3 c m uthe dawn of civilisationtús na sibhialtachtathe end of civilisation as we know itdeireadh an tsaoil mar a thuigimid é5 noun especially humorous the modern worldan domhan sibhialtaour house was a long way from civilisationbhí an teach s'againne i bhfad ón domhan sibhialta