civilisation vs Minoan civilization

Minoan civilization vs civilisation

civilisation and Minoan civilization both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
civilisation	Yes	No	No	No
Minoan civilization	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Minoan civilization is a hyponym of civilisation; that is, Minoan civilization is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than civilisation:

civilisation: a particular society at a particular time and place
Minoan civilization: the bronze-age culture of Crete that flourished 3000-1100 BC

Other hyponyms of civilisation include Aegean civilisation, Aegean civilization, Aegean culture, Helladic civilisation, Helladic civilization, Helladic culture, Indus civilization, Minoan civilisation, Minoan culture, Mycenaean civilisation, Mycenaean civilization, Mycenaean culture, Paleo-American culture, Paleo-Amerind culture, Paleo-Indian culture, Western civilization, Western culture, Czechness, Japaneseness.

civilisation (noun)	Minoan civilization (noun)
the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste	the bronze-age culture of Crete that flourished 3000-1100 BC
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 civilisation and Minoan civilization

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