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/ˌsɪv.ɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ · noun
UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Hong Kong, and Commonwealth spelling of civilization..
From Keighley onwards we had obviously returned to civilisation, for the surrounding country was now studded with the sodium street lights of suburbia and a thickening industrial haze was blotting out the moon.
Use civilisation when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Civilisation means UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Hong Kong, and Commonwealth spelling of civilization..
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From Keighley onwards we had obviously returned to civilisation, for the surrounding country was now studded with the sodium street lights of suburbia and a thickening industrial haze was blotting out the moon.
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