Definition of "civilised" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of civilise. (verb)
• Alternative spelling of civilized. (adjective)

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• "The enterprise of individuals or of small aristocratic bodies has meantime sown the world which we call civilised with some seeds and nuclei of order."
• "This isn't quite what we call civilised warfare, but I suppose it can't be helped. '"
• ""Say, comrade," he said, "is Spain what they call a civilised country?""