Definition of "civilizations" []

• Plural form of civilization. (noun)

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• "They may be the future of Islam, in which case a long, bitter "clash of civilizations" is scarcely avoidable."
• ""As we're trying to understand the biology of the entire planet, we expect what we find in these places with long-term civilizations … to be totally different than what we find here,""
• "ANNAN: ... clash between so-called civilizations based on the exaggeration of religious and cultural differences, or the global community, respecting diversity and rooted in universal values."