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settlement

/ˈsɛ.təl.mənt/noun3 syllables

Settlement means: a community of people smaller than a town.

Synonyms for settlement10

noun, as in a community of people smaller than a town

village, small town

noun, as in the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies

colonization, colonisation

noun, as in something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making

resolution, closure

noun, as in a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

colony

noun, as in termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities

liquidation

also used for settlement

arrangement, disposition

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What does settlement mean?7

noun

1

a community of people smaller than a town

2

the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies“the British colonization of America”

3

something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making“they finally reached a settlement with the union”

4

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government“the American colony in Paris”

5

termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities

6

a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it

7

an area where a group of families live together

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with settlement?1

four syllables

resettlement
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Settlement in a sentence

  • Travel between the settlements is accomplished with snowmobiles, aircraft, and boats.The_World_Factbook
  • No evidence of permanent settlement has ever been found.CM
  • Bruno went to the only settlement on that planet.Amastan
  • May we ask you to remit the settlement in full at your earliest convenience?LiborSupcik
  • We expect an early settlement of the affair.CK
  • The two countries came to a political settlement over this dispute.unknown
  • The superpowers negotiated in earnest for the settlement of the intense conflict.unknown
  • Bruno and his family built a new settlement.Amastan

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Forms of settlement

as a noun

plural
settlements