great civilization

collocation in English

meaningsofgreatandcivilization

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great
adjective
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/ɡreɪt/us
/ɡreɪt/
large in amount, size, ...
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civilization
noun
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/ˌsɪv.əl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌsɪv.əl.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/
human society with its well developed social organizations, or the culture and way of life of a society or country at a particular period ...
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(Definition ofgreatandcivilizationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Once conquered, their world scoured flat, they are now using a combination of holographics and time travel to recreate thegreatcivilizationthey once had.
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He brought to light the hidden treasure of agreatcivilizationwhich by then was practically lost to the world.
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It was also a wealthy city which created a unique culture and agreatcivilization.
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He finds only gigantic, asteroid-sized chunks of kryptonite, pieces of the planet that were irradiated by the supernova that destroyed thegreatcivilization.
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Many agreatcivilizationwhich has left a notable mark in history and literature has left behind not a single recognizable trace of itself.
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They built agreatcivilization, but this made them greedy and arrogant.
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In this adventure, the player characters volunteer for a king to explore a dense jungle that was once home to agreatcivilization, with a magic obelisk at its center.
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We have such agreatcivilization.
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To endure and be accepted by hundreds, thousands, even millions of people - across great civilizations and around the globe - measures must ref lect and extend the authority of leaders.
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Archons have built great civilizations throughout the dreamworld and enjoyed a golden age of peace and prosperity.
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The narrator further states that archaeology has been able to prove the existence of all great civilizations.
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Desert although life withers on the arid soil, great civilizations have made the desert their home for thousands of years.
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The region had a glorious past and great civilisation in ancient time.
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It has been home to some of mankind's earliest settlements and villages, and relics of many of the worlds great civilizations can still be seen today.
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Gibson himself has stated that the film is an attempt at making a deliberate point about great civilizations and what causes them to decline and disintegrate.
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