settlement
//ˈsɛ.təl.mənt//
Forms
- Plural
- settlements
Definitions
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; a populated place.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2641
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
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.