civilizational

English

Alternative forms

• civilisational (mostly UK)

Etymology

civilization +‎ -al

Adjective

civilizational (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to or arising from civilization

   There are various civilizational factors at work.

   • 2024, The [Christian Science] Monitor's Editorial Board, Victories against Russia – outside Ukraine, in: The Christian Science Monitor, March 22 2024

     From the Baltics to Central Asia, former Soviet states are seen by President Vladimir Putin as part of “the Russian world,” with supposedly a distinct civilizational identity that justifies Moscow’s meddling.

Derived terms

• anti-civilizational, anticivilizational
• civilizationally

Translations

pertaining to or arising from civilization

• Belarusian: цывілізацы́йны (cyvilizacýjny)
• Bengali: তামাদ্দুনিক (bn) (tamaddunik), তহজীবী (tôhzībī)
• Finnish: sivistys-, sivistykseen liittyvä
• French: civilisationnel (fr)
• German: Zivilisations-, zivilisatorisch (de)
• Polish: cywilizacyjny (pl)
• Romanian: civilizațional
• Russian: цивилизацио́нный (ru) (civilizaciónnyj)
• Ukrainian: цивілізаці́йний (cyvilizacíjnyj)