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Western culture vs civilisation

civilisation vs Western culture

Western culture and civilisation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Western culture Yes No No No
civilisation Yes No No No
As nouns, civilisation is a hypernym of Western culture; that is, civilisation is a word with a broader meaning than Western culture:
  • Western culture: the modern culture of western Europe and North America
  • civilisation: a particular society at a particular time and place
Other hypernyms of Western culture include civilization, culture.
Western culture (noun) civilisation (noun)
the modern culture of western Europe and North America the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste
a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
a particular society at a particular time and place
the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization
Difference between Western culture and civilisation

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