civilization vs Western culture

Western culture vs civilization

civilization and Western culture both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
civilization	Yes	No	No	No
Western culture	Yes	No	No	No

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

civilization: a particular society at a particular time and place
Western culture: the modern culture of western Europe and North America

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

civilization (noun)	Western culture (noun)
the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste	the modern culture of western Europe and North America
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 civilization and Western culture

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