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uncivilization

uncivilization noun: the quality of not being civilized.

Noun

uncivilization (uncountable)

  1. The quality of not being civilized.
    • The park is not just a place of lost civilizations, but vanished uncivilization, a Manhattan scarcely marked by human hands.2008 March 22, Jim Dwyer, “In a City Park, a Crime Against Nature”, in New York Times

Origin of uncivilization

From un- + civilization.

Questions about uncivilization

What does uncivilization mean?
Uncivilization means the quality of not being civilized.
What part of speech is uncivilization?
Uncivilization is a noun.

Words near uncivilization in the dictionary

  1. uncivilises
  2. uncivilising
  3. uncivilities
  4. uncivility
  5. uncivilizable
  6. uncivilization
  7. uncivilize
  8. uncivilized
  9. uncivilizedly
  10. uncivilizedness
  11. uncivilizes

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