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- noun Plural form of
civilisation .
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Examples
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So when you think in light of protection of women (wife, daughter, sister and other relations) it would be better to have such caning and fine by huge payment – the stoning was required during earlier uncivilized days but now civilisations is gradually catching up though there are serial killers, rapists, hard core robbers and dont forget the spoilt brats supported by the Poliiticians that enable these criminals to go scott-free often.
Global Voices in English » Aceh, Indonesia: Adulterers will be stoned to death 2009
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We face two possible futures: a mutually destructive clash between so-called "civilisations" based on the exaggeration of religious and cultural differences; or a global community, respecting diversity and rooted in universal values.
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'Ah, Elric, have the men of Melnibone become as the half-apes who now dominate Earth with their puny "civilisations"?
The Weird of the White Wolf Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1977
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'Ah, Elric, have the men of Melnibone become as the half-apes who now dominate Earth with their puny "civilisations"?
The Weird Of The White Wolf Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1977
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The Arabs made their forays into Europe but retreated: the Turks came and stayed, founding one of the most powerful 'civilisations' in history.
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In fact, not just the evidence but common sense confirms the inter-dependence of cultures and 'civilisations'.
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The emerging international order would be dominated by six "civilisations": the West, Islam, a Sinic bloc,
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He divided the world into seven basic "civilisations": Latin American, Confucian, Japanese, Hindu,
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He divided the world into seven basic "civilisations": Latin American, Confucian, Japanese, Hindu,
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The emerging international order would be dominated by six "civilisations": the West, Islam, a Sinic bloc,
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