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settlement en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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/ˈsɛ.təl.mənt/
[ˈsɛtəɫmənt]
[ˈsɛtɫ̩mn̩t]

Etymology

Etymology tree English settle Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English settlement From settle + -ment.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) The act of settling.
- settlement of debt
(countable, uncountable) The state of being settled.
(countable, uncountable) A colony that is newly established; a place or region newly settled.
- Such anthropophilous behaviour makes it a good candidate for a commensal relationship with humans at the Neolithic settlements of Quanhucun, Wuzhuangguoliang and Xiawanggang, as well as other Middle and Late Neolithic settlements in China […] 2016 January 23, “Earliest “Domestic” Cats in China Identified as Leopard Cat ( Prionailurus bengalensis )”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
(countable, uncountable) A community of people living together, such as a hamlet, village, town, or city; a populated place.
- Here, after months of relative inactivity, Russian forces have drastically increased the intensity of their offensive operations targeting the villages of Staromaiorske and Urozhaine. These villages, located south of Velyka Novosilka, hold tactical and symbolic significance, as these are the last settlements that Ukrainian forces recaptured during their counteroffensive in the summer of 2023. 2024 May 23, “Reporting from Ukraine” (channel name), 22 May: NOT SO FAST! Ukrainian Forces STOP & COUNTERATTACK RUSSIANS in Urozhaine | War in Ukraine, via YouTube, 0:04–0:27:
(countable, uncountable) A site where people used to live together in ancient times; an ancient simple kind of village.
(countable, uncountable) The gradual sinking of a building. Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement.
(countable, uncountable) 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.
(countable, uncountable) A disposition of property, or the act of granting it.
(countable, uncountable) A settled place of abode; residence; a right growing out of legal residence.
(countable, uncountable) A resolution of a dispute.
(countable, uncountable) A mutual agreement to end a dispute without resorting to legal proceedings, also known as an out-of-court settlement or settling out of court.
- The family of a^([sic]) Ohio teenager who was crushed to death by the seat of a minivan after emergency responders failed to find him in time has been awarded a $6million settlement […] As part of the settlement, the city has pledged to improve its 911 call centre […] 2021 April 11, A. Hutton, “Kyle Plush: $6million settlement for family of Ohio teen who was crushed to death in 2018”, in The Independent:
(India, countable, historical, uncountable) An estate or district in Anglo-Indian Bengal where, instead of taking a quota of the year's produce, the government took a fixed sum several times a year from the local cultivators.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
settlements	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Synonyms

arrangement (A resolution of a dispute) · settlement · disposition (A resolution of a dispute)

Translations (206)

fr règlement (the state of being settled) · hu letelepedés (the state of being settled) · fi suoritus ((finance) delivery and payment) · pt assentamento (newly established colony) · sl naselje (newly established colony) · el εξόφληση ((finance) delivery and payment) · ckb نیشتگە (newly established colony) · pl uregulowanie ((finance) delivery and payment) · be сялі́ба (newly established colony) · sa ग्राम (community of people living together; populated place) · uk насе́лений пункт (community of people living together; populated place) · sv koloni (newly established colony) · es finiquito ((finance) delivery and payment) · hu rendezés ((finance) delivery and payment) · pl zapisanie ((law) disposition of property) · pt liquidação ((finance) delivery and payment) · hi बस्ती (newly established colony) · ms peruntukan ((law) disposition of property) · fr acte de propriété ((law) disposition of property) · eo kolonio (newly established colony) · be пасе́лiшча (newly established colony) · kk бәтуалы келісім ((law) resolution) · sv bosättning (the act of settling) · da forlig ((law) resolution) · bg се́лище (newly established colony) · he הִתְנַחֲלוּת (newly established colony) · es finiquito ((law) resolution) · mk населба (newly established colony) · hu hozomány ((law) disposition of property) · ru населённый пункт (community of people living together; populated place) · fi toimitus ((finance) delivery and payment) · it insediamento (newly established colony) · ga socrú ((law) resolution) · fr établissement (community of people living together; populated place) · pl ugoda (the state of being settled) · bg заселване (the act of settling) · sk osada (newly established colony) · fi uudisasutus (newly established colony) · ja 解決 (the state of being settled) · de Regulierung (the state of being settled) · nb bosetning (community of people living together; populated place) · de Überschreibung ((law) disposition of property) · tr tediye ((law) resolution) · de Siedlung (community of people living together; populated place) · ca quitança ((finance) delivery and payment) · sv samhälle (community of people living together; populated place) · hu telep (newly established colony) · nl nederzetting (newly established colony) · ms penempatan (the state of being settled) · de Ausgleich ((law) resolution) · cop ϭⲉⲣϭⲏ (newly established colony) · eo loĝloko (community of people living together; populated place) · sv förlikning ((law) resolution) · el εκκαθάριση ((finance) delivery and payment) · fr arrangement ((law) resolution) · el διευθέτηση (the state of being settled) · uk посе́лення (community of people living together; populated place) · fi siirtokunta (newly established colony) · sh на́се̄ље (newly established colony) · de Erledigung (the state of being settled) · gl asentamento (newly established colony) · de Senkung ((architecture) gradual sinking of a building) · fr agglomération (community of people living together; populated place) · hu település (community of people living together; populated place) · el μεταγραφή ((law) disposition of property) · mi whakataiwhenuatanga (the act of settling) · be насе́лены пункт (community of people living together; populated place) · hu egyezség ((law) resolution) · ga lonnaíocht (the state of being settled) · ru урегули́рование (the state of being settled) · ro așezare (community of people living together; populated place) · sl naselbina (newly established colony) · hu süllyedés ((architecture) gradual sinking of a building) · ka მოგვარება ((law) resolution) · hi भुगतान ((finance) delivery and payment) · ca quitança ((law) resolution) · sh násēlje (newly established colony) · uk оса́да (newly established colony) · hu megtelepedés (the state of being settled) · ru удовлетворе́ние (the state of being settled) · ja 定住 (newly established colony) · ja 植民地 (newly established colony) · ms pembayaran ((finance) delivery and payment) · uk посе́лення (newly established colony) · fr colonie (newly established colony) · ga socrú (the state of being settled) · da sætningsskade ((architecture) gradual sinking of a building) · mk населба (community of people living together; populated place) · da sætning ((architecture) gradual sinking of a building) · pl osada (newly established colony) · sl poravnava ((finance) delivery and payment) · ar مُسْتَعْمَرَة (newly established colony) · ms penyelesaian (the state of being settled) · pl osiedle (newly established colony) · hy կարգավորման ((law) resolution) · tr uzlaşma (the state of being settled) · pl rozstrzygnięcie (the act of settling) · az həll ((law) resolution) · hu letelepülés (the state of being settled) · hu megállapodás ((law) resolution) · ca assentament (community of people living together; populated place) · pt estabelecer (the state of being settled) · ajp مستوطنة (newly established colony) · bg решение ((law) resolution) · be аса́да (newly established colony) · fi asuttaminen (the state of being settled) · ru посёлок (newly established colony) · bg посе́лище (newly established colony) · de Regelung (the state of being settled) · ce тадар ((law) resolution) · tr sulh olma (the state of being settled) · ce дӏадерзор ((law) resolution) · ga lonnaíocht (newly established colony) · hu kolónia (newly established colony) · hu kiegyenlítés ((finance) delivery and payment) · hu betelepedés (the state of being settled) · id permukiman (community of people living together; populated place) · fi asuttaminen (the act of settling) · hu megfizetés ((finance) delivery and payment) · bg постановление ((law) resolution) · fi ratkaisu ((law) resolution) · de Wohnsitz ((law) settled place of abode) · de Kolonie (newly established colony) · cmn 定居點 /定居点 (newly established colony) · pl osiadanie ((architecture) gradual sinking of a building) · el αποικισμός (newly established colony) · de Niederlassung (newly established colony) · el διακανονισμός ((finance) delivery and payment) · ms petempatan (community of people living together; populated place) · ja 入植 (newly established colony) · be пасяле́нне (newly established colony) · id penyelesaian ((finance) delivery and payment) · es acuerdo ((law) disposition of property) · pdt Aunsiedlunk (newly established colony) · az yaşayış məntəqəsi (community of people living together; populated place) · pt assentamento (community of people living together; populated place) · ga socrú ((law) disposition of property) · el τακτοποίηση (the state of being settled) · ru поселе́ние (newly established colony) · hu betelepülés (the state of being settled) · bg селище (community of people living together; populated place) · pih setlment (newly established colony) · pl rozliczenie ((finance) delivery and payment) · tr yerleşim birimi (newly established colony) · es asentamiento (newly established colony) · fi kaupan toteuttaminen ((finance) delivery and payment) · he הִתְנַחֲלוּת (the act of settling) · bg разплащане ((finance) delivery and payment) · de Abfindung ((law) resolution) · ms penyelesaian ((law) resolution) · es poblado (newly established colony) · he יִשּׁוּב (community of people living together; populated place) · pl rozstrzygnięcie ((law) resolution) · cs osada (newly established colony) · hu rendezés ((law) resolution) · hu letelepítés (the act of settling) · cmn 殖民地 (newly established colony) · km ការតាំងទីលំនៅ (newly established colony) · sa विश् (community of people living together; populated place) · pon kahnihmw (community of people living together; populated place) · ar مُسْتَوْطَنَة (newly established colony) · tr yerleşim (community of people living together; populated place) · bg уседналост (the state of being settled) · de Ansiedlung (newly established colony) · gl avinza ((law) resolution) · el συμφωνία (the state of being settled) · pl osadnictwo (the act of settling) · ru реше́ние (the state of being settled) · fr solution (the state of being settled) · ca acord ((law) disposition of property) · ne बस्ती (newly established colony) · pl osada (community of people living together; populated place) · kk бітімгершілік келісім ((law) resolution) · pl porozumienie (the state of being settled) · el εκχώρηση ((law) disposition of property) · mi whakataiwhenuatanga (the state of being settled) · tr tesviye ((law) resolution) · bg седалище ((law) settled place of abode) · ja 前哨地 (newly established colony) · bg слягане ((architecture) gradual sinking of a building) · ca assentament ((architecture) gradual sinking of a building) · id penyelesaian ((law) resolution) · ru коло́ния (newly established colony) · de Siedlung (newly established colony) · el καθίζηση ((architecture) gradual sinking of a building) · hi बसना (the act of settling) · hu megegyezés ((law) resolution) · be пасяле́ньне (newly established colony) · pt povoação (newly established colony) · es asentamiento (community of people living together; populated place) · de Abrechnung ((finance) delivery and payment) · hu betelepítés (the act of settling) · de Vergleich ((law) resolution) · de Absenkung ((architecture) gradual sinking of a building) · ab аҭы́шәныртәалара ((law) resolution) · ca assentament (newly established colony) · hi बस्ती (community of people living together; populated place) · bo གཞིས་ཆགས (newly established colony) · hu kifizetés ((finance) delivery and payment) · pl zasiedzenie ((law) settled place of abode) · fi asunto ((law) settled place of abode) · fi laskeutuminen ((architecture) gradual sinking of a building) · el οικισμός (newly established colony) · fi asutus (community of people living together; populated place) · pl spłacenie ((finance) delivery and payment) · te తర్వాత (the state of being settled)

settlement en · NOUN

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