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NONCIVILISED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does noncivilised mean?
• NONCIVILISED (adjective)
The adjective NONCIVILISED has 1 sense:
1. not having a high state of culture and social development
Familiarity information: NONCIVILISED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not having a high state of culture and social development
Synonyms:
noncivilised; noncivilized
Similar:
barbarian; barbaric; savage; uncivilised; uncivilized; wild (without civilizing influences)
barbarous (primitive in customs and culture)
nonliterate; preliterate (used of a society that has not developed writing)
primitive (used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies)
Also:
uneducated (not having a good education)
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