civilização

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Portuguese

Etymology

From French civilisation (“civilization”) or from civilizar (“to civilise”) +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /si.vi.li.zaˈsɐ̃w̃/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /si.vi.li.zɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /si.bi.li.zɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
Hyphenation: ci‧vi‧li‧za‧ção

Noun

civilização f (plural civilizações)

civilization

Further reading

“civilização” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

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