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settled district

settled district noun: a division of the country peopled with settlers, typically as opposed to ‘wild’ or Aboriginal territory.

Noun

settled district (plural settled districts)

  1. (Australia, historical) A division of the country peopled with settlers, typically as opposed to ‘wild’ or Aboriginal territory.
    • If we were down among the settled districts we'd be called tramps and beggars; and what's the difference?1896, Henry Lawson, While Billy Boils
    • Arthur had responded to reports of increased violence in the interior by issuing a proclamation that the settled districts be cleansed of Aboriginal people.2017, Nick Brodie, The Vandemonian War, Hardie Grant Books, page 9

Forms of settled district

pluralsettled districts

Questions about settled district

What does settled district mean?
Settled district means a division of the country peopled with settlers, typically as opposed to ‘wild’ or Aboriginal territory.
What part of speech is settled district?
Settled district is a noun.
What is the plural of settled district?
The plural of settled district is settled districts.

Words near settled district in the dictionary

  1. settleable
  2. settleables
  3. settled
  4. settled a score
  5. settled accounts with
  6. settled district
  7. settled districts
  8. settled down
  9. settled for
  10. settled in
  11. settled into

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