civilizations
USsiv-uh-luh-ZAY-shuhnz/ˌsɪv.ə.ləˈzeɪ.ʃənz/UKsiv-i-ly-ZAY-shuhnz/ˌsɪv.ɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃənz/AUSsiv-uh-ly-ZAY-shuhnz/ˌsɪv.ə.lɑeˈzæɪ.ʃənz/
UK spellingcivilisations
- 1Plural of civilization. Use this form when talking about more than one.
Ancient civilizations built huge cities along great rivers.
We learned about three early civilizations in class today.
Note
civilizations is a form of civilization
civilization, noun: An organized way of life shared by many people, with cities, rules, writing, and trade. Full entry
- Forms
- civilizationcivilizations plural
- Spelling
- civilization → civilizations: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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