<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>An advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry, and government has been reached.</li><li>Those people or nations that have reached such a state.</li><li>Any type of culture, society, etc., of a specific place, time, or group: Greek civilization.</li><li>The act or process of civilizing, as by bringing out of a savage, uneducated, or unrefined state, or of being civilized: Rome's civilization of barbaric tribes was admirable.</li><li>Cultural refinement; refinement of thought and cultural appreciation: The letters of Madame de Sévigné reveal her wit and civilization.</li><li>Cities or populated areas in general, as opposed to unpopulated or wilderness areas: The plane crashed in the jungle, hundreds of miles from civilization.</li><li>Modern comforts and conveniences, as made possible by science and technology: After a week in the woods, without television or even running water, the campers looked forward to civilization again.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>