civilization

USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled “civilisation.”
civilization(
sih
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vuh
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lay
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zey
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shuhn
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la civilización
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
I'm writing an essay about the impact of Christianity on Roman civilization.Estoy escribiendo un ensayo sobre el impacto del cristianismo en la civilización romana.
a. la civilización
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
After a month in the country, our return to civilization has been traumatic.Tras un mes en el campo, nuestra vuelta a la civilización ha sido traumática.
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