Advanced societies with organized systems of government, culture, technology, and social structures (British spelling of 'civilizations').
From French 'civilisation,' derived from Latin 'civilis' (relating to citizens) + '-ation' (process). The term developed in 18th-century Europe to describe stages of human social development.
The word 'civilization' comes from 'civil,' which comes from 'citizen'—so a civilization is literally a group of people organized enough to be called citizens rather than just existing humans.
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