civilisated

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adjective

Non-Oxford British spelling of civilizated.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

civilisated1

adjectivecivilisated (comparative more civilisated, superlative most civilisated)

comparative more civilisated · superlative most civilisated

  1. Non-Oxford British spelling of civilizated.

    Now Turks have all human rights, as everywhere in the civilisated world.

    1996 January 24, Plamen Malinov, “The Macedonian Minority in Greece”, in alt.news.macedonia (Usenet)
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    On the Maldives island several tourists have been arrested and condamned^([sic]) for life. That what they have done in civilisated countries not even would be sufficient for a penalty of 5 cents!

    1997 January 24, Roland Schorno, “Is Allah dead?”, in soc.rights.human (Usenet)

    The final goal for guidelines is improving newsgroup experience in some way. If most people follows^([sic]) the guidelines the newsgroup will become more civilisated.

    2008 March 14, Juan R., “Update on viewpoint on history of relativity”, in sci.physics.relativity (Usenet)

civilisated2

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of civilisate

Origin

civilisated · adjective

An alteration of civilised by back-formation from civilisation.

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civilisated · verb

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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APA

civilisated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/civilisated

MLA

“civilisated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/civilisated. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “civilisated,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/civilisated.

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