the way people live together in a certain place at a certain time
"the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization"
"early Mayan civilization"
"a man of intellectual refinement"
"he is remembered for his generosity and civilization"
The breakdown of civilization during the Dark Ages.
出自: A. Koestler
Of this ancient, rustic civilisation we have no record beyond the farmhouses themselves.
出自: K. Clark