settlement

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈset.l.mənt/

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Etymology

settle +‎ -ment

Noun

settlement (plural settlements)

1. The state of being settled.
2. A colony that is newly established; a place or region newly settled.
3. A community of people living together, such as a hamlet, village, town, or city.
4. (architecture) The gradual sinking of a building. Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement.
5. (finance) 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.
6. (law) A disposition of property, or the act of granting it.
7. (law) A settled place of abode; residence; a right growing out of legal residence.
8. (law) A resolution of a dispute.

Synonyms

• (A resolution of a dispute): arrangement

Hyponyms

• See also Wikisaurus:settlement

Related terms

• settler

Derived terms

• settlement agreement

Translations

The state of being settled

• French: règlement (fr) m, solution (fr) f
• German: Regelung (de) f, Regulierung f, Erledigung f
• Greek: συμφωνία (el) f (symfonía), διευθέτηση (el) f (diefthétisi), τακτοποίηση (el) f (taktopoíisi)
• Irish: lonnaíocht f
• Japanese: 解決 (ja) (かいけつ, kaiketsu)

• Malay: penempatan, penyelesaian
• Polish: porozumienie (pl) n, ugoda (pl) f
• Russian: урегулирование (ru) n (uregulírovanije), удовлетворение (ru) n (udovletvorénije), решение (ru) n (rešénije)
• Telugu: తర్వాత (te) (tarvāta)

A colony that is newly established; a place or region newly settled

• Arabic: مستعمرة f (mustá`mara), مستوطنة f (mustáwTana)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 定居點, 定居点 (zh) (dìngjūdiǎn), 殖民地 (zh) (zhímíndì)

• Czech: osada (cs) f
• Dutch: nederzetting (nl) f
• Esperanto: loĝloko
• French: colonie (fr) f
• German: Ansiedlung (de) f, Siedlung (de) f, Niederlassung f, Kolonie (de) f
• Greek: οικισμός (el) m (oikismós), αποικισμός (el) m (apoikismós)
• Hebrew: התנחלות (he) (hitnakhlut, hitnakhalut)
• Hungarian: település (hu)

• Irish: lonnaíocht f
• Italian: insediamento (it) m
• Japanese: 入植 (にゅうしょく, nyūshoku), 定住 (ていじゅう, teijū), 植民地 (ja) (しょくみんち, shokuminchi), 前哨地 (ぜんしょうち, zenshōchi)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: نیشتگە

• Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: osada (pl) f, osiedle (pl) n
• Portuguese: povoação (pt) f, assentamento (pt)
• Russian: поселение (ru) n (poselénije), колония (ru) f (kolónija)
• Spanish: poblado (es) m, asentamiento (es) m

A community of people living together

• French: agglomération (fr) f

• Mongolian: please add this translation if you can

(architecture): The gradual sinking of a building

• Greek: καθίζηση (el) f (kathízisi)

• Polish: osiadanie n

(finance) The delivery of goods by the seller and payment for them by the buyer

• Greek: διακανονισμός (el) m (diakanonismós), εκκαθάριση (el) f (ekkathárisi), εξόφληση (el) f (exóflisi)
• Polish: rozliczenie n, spłacenie n, uregulowanie n

• Portuguese: liquidação (pt) f
• Slovene: poravnava f

(law) A disposition of property, or the act of granting it

• French: acte de propriété m
• Greek: μεταγραφή (el) f (metagrafí), εκχώρηση (el) f (ekchórisi)

• Polish: zapisanie (pl) n
• Spanish: acuerdo (es) m

(law) A settled place of abode; residence; a right growing out of legal residence

• Polish: zasiedzenie n

(law) A resolution of a dispute

• French: arrangement (fr) m

• German: Vergleich (de) m