nounAinmfhocal1civilised societysibhialtachtfem3cmuWestern civilisationsibhialtacht an Iarthair2civilised statesibhialtachtfem3cmuthey claimed the Irish had no civilisation or culturemhaígh siad nach raibh aon sibhialtacht ná cultúr ag na Gaeilthe benefits of civilisationbuntáistí na sibhialtachta3process of developmentsibhialtúmascthis process of 'civilisation' soon startedba ghearr gur thosaigh an próiseas 'sibhialtaithe' seo4human society in generalsibhialtachtfem3cmuthe dawn of civilisationtús na sibhialtachtathe end of civilisation as we know itdeireadh an tsaoil mar a thuigimid é5 especially used humorouslyúsáid ghreannmharthe modern worldan domhan sibhialtaour house was a long way from civilisationbhí an teach s'againne i bhfad ón domhan sibhialta