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settlement

English

Etymology

settle +? -ment

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?set.l.m?nt/
  • Hyphenation: settle?ment

Noun

settlement (plural settlements)

  1. The act of settling.
  2. The state of being settled.
  3. A colony that is newly established; a place or region newly settled.
  4. A community of people living together, such as a hamlet, village, town, or city.
  5. (architecture) The gradual sinking of a building. Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement.
  6. (finance) The delivery of goods by the seller and payment for them by the buyer, under a previously agreed trade or transaction or contract entered into.
  7. (law) A disposition of property, or the act of granting it.
  8. (law) A settled place of abode; residence; a right growing out of legal residence.
  9. (law) A resolution of a dispute.

Synonyms

  • (A resolution of a dispute): arrangement

Hyponyms

  • See also Thesaurus:settlement

Derived terms

  • settlement agreement
  • settlement house

Related terms

  • settler

Translations

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manyatta

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maasai manyatta.

Noun

manyatta (plural manyattas)

  1. (East Africa) A Masai or Samburu settlement or compound, often temporary, established by a family or clan, or as an encampment of young warriors. [from 20th c.]

See also

  • enkang

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