resettlement en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English settlement English resettlement From re- + settlement.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The transportation of a group of people to a new settlement.
The domestic resettlement infrastructure is also under strain after years of low admissions under the Trump administration that resulted in agencies shuttering offices and losing staff.
2021 September 13, Priscilla Alvarez, Oren Liebermann, “Inside the effort to resettle thousands of Afghans in the United States”, in CNN, archived from the original on 18 Jul 2022:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| resettlements | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (5)
fi väestönsiirto (the transportation of a group of people to a new settlement) · de Umsiedlung (the transportation of a group of people to a new settlement) · fi uudelleenasutus (the transportation of a group of people to a new settlement) · nl hervestiging (the transportation of a group of people to a new settlement) · ru переселе́ние (the transportation of a group of people to a new settlement)