From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
civilisation
n 1: the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced
stage of development and organization [syn: civilization,
civilisation]
2: a particular society at a particular time and place; "early
Mayan civilization" [syn: culture, civilization,
civilisation]
3: a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g.,
with complex legal and political and religious
organizations); "the people slowly progressed from barbarism
to civilization" [syn: civilization, civilisation]
4: the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste;
"a man of intellectual refinement"; "he is remembered for his
generosity and civilization" [syn: refinement,
civilization, civilisation]