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WESTERN CIVILIZATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Western civilization mean? 

WESTERN CIVILIZATION (noun)
  The noun WESTERN CIVILIZATION has 1 sense:

1. the modern culture of western Europe and North Americaplay

  Familiarity information: WESTERN CIVILIZATION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WESTERN CIVILIZATION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The modern culture of western Europe and North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

Western civilization; Western culture

Context example:

when Ghandi was asked what he thought of Western civilization he said he thought it would be a good idea

Hypernyms ("Western civilization" is a kind of...):

civilisation; civilization; culture (a particular society at a particular time and place)


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