Civilization and Folklore

Civilization

Civilization noun - The way people live at a particular time and place.

Usage example: a documentary on the advanced civilization created by the Mayas over a thousand years ago

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Folklore and civilization are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Folklore" instead a noun "Civilization".

Nearby Words: civil, civilized, civility, civilised, civilize

Folklore noun - The body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place.

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Civilization and folklore are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Civilization" instead a noun "Folklore".

human	human civilization	human folklore
old	old civilization	old folklore
original	original civilization	original folklore
native	native civilization	native folklore
Other adjectives: actual, ancient, early, Christian, local, older, modern, western, greek, European.

Fantasy Americana Magic, fantastic creatures, and figures of folklore lie in the wilds of North America, just beyond the reaches of civilization.

Source: Settings
Many authors and film directors often refer to the Khan's memetic folklore warrior image when portraying him in fictional works in which he destroys entire civilization within two weeks, if not several days, upon personally going to a region to take command of the local Mongol force.

Source: Useful Notes / Genghis Khan

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