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settlements |
Grep of noun settlement frontier settlement marriage settlement out-of-court settlement property settlement resettlement settlement viatical settlement viaticus settlement Overview of noun settlement The noun settlement has 7 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (7) colony, settlement -- (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) 2. (2) village, small town, settlement -- (a community of people smaller than a town) 3. (2) settlement -- (a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it) 4. (2) colonization, colonisation, settlement -- (the act of colonizing) 5. (1) settlement, resolution -- (something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "the finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences") 6. settlement -- (an area where a group of families live together) 7. liquidation, settlement -- (terminating a business operation) Overview of noun settlement The noun settlement has 7 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (7) colony, settlement -- (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) 2. (2) village, small town, settlement -- (a community of people smaller than a town) 3. (2) settlement -- (a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it) 4. (2) colonization, colonisation, settlement -- (the act of colonizing) 5. (1) settlement, resolution -- (something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "the finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences") 6. settlement -- (an area where a group of families live together) 7. liquidation, settlement -- (terminating a business operation)
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