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civilized

[siv-uh-lahyzd] / ˈsɪv əˌlaɪzd /


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"Civilized Europe" saw the full-body tattoos on the Japanese as "backward", which led the latter to cover up the ink, except during religious festivals, Ms Yamamoto said in an online lecture in 2019.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2023

Eventually we had a clique going, we called ourselves Civilized Human Beings for a time.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2022

Civilized and Cusa make instant cold-brew coffee granules that transform simple H20 into eye-opening fuel.

From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2022

By that time, federal policy had forced the removal of the Five Civilized Tribes from eastern and southern locations in the United States to what is presently Oklahoma.

From Salon • Aug. 28, 2021

I heard that in Indian Territory they tried to send Natives from the Five Civilized Tribes to combat schools, but they quickly figured out what was what and all ran off.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland




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