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settlement house

settlement house noun: an institution providing various community services, usually to the urban poor.

Noun

settlement house (plural settlement houses)

  1. (historical) An institution providing various community services, usually to the urban poor.

Forms of settlement house

pluralsettlement houses

Questions about settlement house

What does settlement house mean?
Settlement house means an institution providing various community services, usually to the urban poor.
What part of speech is settlement house?
Settlement house is a noun.
What is the plural of settlement house?
The plural of settlement house is settlement houses.

Words near settlement house in the dictionary

  1. settlement agreements
  2. settlement currencies
  3. settlement currency
  4. settlement date
  5. settlement dates
  6. settlement house
  7. settlement houses
  8. Settlement Indian
  9. Settlement Indians
  10. settlement tank
  11. settlement tanks

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