bosetning

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From bosette +‎ -ning.

Noun

bosetning f or m (definite singular bosetninga or bosetningen, indefinite plural bosetninger, definite plural bosetningene)

1. a settlement (place where people live; a community)
2. settlement (the act of people settling in a place)

Alternative forms

• bosetting, busetning, busetting (the latter in Nynorsk also)

References

• “bosetning” in The Bokmål Dictionary.