civilized country

collocation in English

meaningsofcivilizedandcountry

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civilized
adjective
uk
/ˈsɪv.əl.aɪzd/us
/ˈsɪv.əl.aɪzd/
A civilized society or country has a well developed system of government, culture, and way of life and that treats the people who live ...
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country
noun
uk
/ˈkʌn.tri/us
/ˈkʌn.tri/
an area of land that has its own government, ...
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(Definition ofcivilizedandcountryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcivilized country

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I can't imagine anycivilizedcountrydoing this sort of research.
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Furthermore, such a situation is the antithesis of responsible parenthood in acivilizedcountry.
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Anycivilizedcountrymust have a comprehensive system in place which can deal carefully with more than great masterpieces and high principles.
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It is something that should not happen in acivilizedcountry.
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These are not conditions tolerable in time of peace in anycivilizedcountry.
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How are what we conceive to be the normal rights of a citizen in acivilizedcountrypreserved?
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We are acivilizedcountry.
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It really is a scandal for anycivilizedcountryjust to stand by and watch even though it knows the extent of the misery in that country.
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I would not have believed that in this extremely experienced andcivilizedcountrypeople could be so wrong-headed or so unwilling to face simple, evident facts.
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The central plot remains that of a barbarian having become king of acivilizedcountryand a conspiracy to assassinate him.
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He believed that socialism for the most part was ridiculous but did concede that socialized medicine is a priority in anycivilizedcountrytoday.
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This is a strange thing to occur in what is called acivilizedcountry.
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With its altar and beautiful statues, carved by himself, it was described by a traveller as a credit to anycivilizedcountry.
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By 1910, its presses were sent to nearly everycivilizedcountry.
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However, it is usual that the armed forces of acivilizedcountrywill issue their forces with detailed guidance on what is and is not permitted under their military code.
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He is associated with civic authority and social power, as well as with the comforts ofcivilizedcountrylife (his name suggests both trees and lawn).
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Civilized countries should be judged by how they treat weaker species as well as by how they treat their human populations.
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It truly shames civilized people and civilized countries.
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You want an international organization that will keep the question of human rights continuously before the civilized countries of the world.
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Civilized countries are taking these things almost for granted—as if we deserved what we are getting, as if there were no reason to sympathize with us.
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