civilization
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In that use of the term, the regions populated by Christians unite as one single and powerful civilization.
From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026
“I do not support the destruction of a ‘whole civilization.’
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
Coerte Voorhees had tapped Kilmer, who died of pneumonia last year after years of battling throat cancer, for "As Deep as the Grave," about the pioneering archaeologist Ann Morris, a co-discoverer of the Anasazi civilization.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
“City” is meant to outlast civilization, like the sandworms of “Dune.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
At the same time that Mayan civilization was developing, the Olmecs, sometimes called Mexico’s “Mother Culture,” flourished in the Valley of Mexico.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Vocabulary lists containing civilization
We the People: Civ
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Mesopotamia - Introductory
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Aztec, Maya, and Inca Empires - Introductory
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