{
    "term": "civilization",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a state of human society that is very developed and organized",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the technology of modern civilization"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Victorians regarded the railways as bringing progress and civilization."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the benefits of modern civilization"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to bring civilization to the outer reaches of the country"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to reach a higher level of civilization"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["ancient", "early", "old"],
                "verb + civilization": ["bring", "build", "create"],
                "civilization + verb": ["collapse", "flourish"],
                "phrases": [
                    "the beginnings of civilization",
                    "the dawn of civilization",
                    "civilization as we know it"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a society, its culture and its way of life during a particular period of time or in a particular part of the world",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome"
                },
                {
                    "text": "diseases that are common in Western civilization"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Minoan civilization of Crete used two forms of script."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the early civilizations of the Middle East and China"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the early civilizations of Asia"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the great civilizations of the past"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a movement that aims to create a new civilization"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["History"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["ancient", "early", "old"],
                "verb + civilization": ["bring", "build", "create"],
                "civilization + verb": ["collapse", "flourish"],
                "phrases": [
                    "the beginnings of civilization",
                    "the dawn of civilization",
                    "civilization as we know it"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "all the people in the world and the societies they live in, considered as a whole",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Environmental damage threatens the whole of civilization."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Could this be the end of civilization as we know it?"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["ancient", "early", "old"],
                "verb + civilization": ["bring", "build", "create"],
                "civilization + verb": ["collapse", "flourish"],
                "phrases": [
                    "the beginnings of civilization",
                    "the dawn of civilization",
                    "civilization as we know it"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a place that offers you the comfortable way of life of a modern society",
            "labels": "(often humorous)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It's good to be back in civilization after two weeks in a tent!"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌsɪvəlaɪˈzeɪʃn/",
                "audio": "ci/civilization/civilization__gb_5.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌsɪvələˈzeɪʃn/",
                "audio": "ci/civilization/civilization__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}