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settlement

noun [C or U] (HOME)
 
 
/ˈset.l̩.mənt/ US  /ˈset̬-/

Definition

C2 a place where people come to live or the process of settling in such a place: A large Roman settlement has been discovered just outside the town. Many Native Americans were killed during the settlement of the American West by Europeans in the 19th century.Towns, cities and villages (general)
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