| civilization, civilisation | n 1. process of civilizing, state of being civilized, pemeradaban; 2. civilized society, tamadun, peradaban: the ancient ~s, peradaban purba; the western ~, peradaban barat; the ~s of Egypt and Persia, tamadun Mesir dan Parsi; 3. advanced stage of human development, tamadun, peradaban: the Romans brought ~ to Britain, orang-orang Rom membawa peradaban ke Britain; 4. civilized people collectively, dunia /bertamadun, berperadaban/: ~ is threatened by the constant build-up of nuclear weapons, dunia bertamadun berasa sentiasa terancam akibat kian bertambahnya senjata nuklear; 5. (humorous) civilized life, dunia tamadun: the first thing we must do when we get back to ~ is to have a hot meal, perkara pertama yg mesti kita lakukan apabila kita kembali ke dunia tamadun ialah memakan masakan yg panas-panas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| Islamic | adj Islam: the ~ civilization, tamadun Islam; ~ laws, hukum syariah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| decadent | adj (telah) merosot; (of person ) merosot /akhlaknya, moralnya/: a ~ civilization, tamadun yg telah merosot; an effete and ~ nobility, golongan bangsawan yg lemah dan telah merosot akhlaknya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| genesis | n 1. (fml) origin, asal usul, azali: the ~ of civilization, asal usul tamadun; 2. G~, (Christianity) Genesis. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dying | adj 1. ceasing to live, hampir mati: a ~ man, lelaki yg hampir mati; 2. disappearing, hampir /pupus, luput, lenyap/: a ~ civilisation, tamadun yg hampir luput; 3. rel to time before death, pd saat akhir hayat sso: his ~ words, kata-kata yg diluahkan pd saat akhir hayatnya; ~ wish, permintaan terakhir; 4. (of fire) hampir mati. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| corner-stone | n 1. (archit) batu penjuru; 2. see FOUNDATION-STONE; 3. foundation, basis, asas, sendi: education is the ~ of civilization, pelajaran adalah asas tamadun. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cradle | n 1. (cot) buaian: from the ~ to the grave, dr buaian hingga ke liang lahad; 2. place of origin, tempat bermulanya: Greece was the ~ of democracy, Yunani ialah tempat bermulanya demokrasi; ~ of civilisation, tempat bermulanya tamadun; 3. (of telephone) penatang gagang telefon; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| culture | n 1. the total of the ideas, customs, beliefs, knowledge, art that are shared by members of a group, kebudayaan, budaya: Malay ~, kebudayaan Melayu; the variety of peoples and ~s, berbagai-bagai bangsa dan kebudayaan; 2. particular civilization considered in relation to its ideas, customs, art, etc, kebudayaan: a history of Chinese civilizations and ~s, sejarah kebudayaan dan tamadun Cina; 3. the arts, kebudayaan: Paris was considered to be the centre of ~, Paris dianggap sbg pusat kebudayaan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |