settlements

Noun

settlement (countable and uncountable, plural settlements)

1. The act of settling.
   • settlement of debt
2. The state of being settled.
3. A colony that is newly established; a place or region newly settled.
   • Such anthropophilous behaviour makes it a good candidate for a commensal relationship with humans at the Neolithic settlements of Quanhucun, Wuzhuangguoliang and Xiawanggang, as well as other Middle and Late Neolithic settlements in China […]2016 January 23, “Earliest “Domestic” Cats in China Identified as Leopard Cat ( Prionailurus bengalensis )”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
4. A community of people living together, such as a hamlet, village, town, or city; a populated place.
   • Here, after months of relative inactivity, Russian forces have drastically increased the intensity of their offensive operations targeting the villages of Staromaiorske and Urozhaine. These villages, located south of Velyka Novosilka, hold tactical and symbolic significance, as these are the last...2024 May 23, “Reporting from Ukraine” (channel name), 22 May: NOT SO FAST! Ukrainian Forces STOP & COUNTERATTACK RUSSIANS in Urozhaine | War in Ukraine, via YouTube, 0:04–0:27
5. A site where people used to live together in ancient times; an ancient simple kind of village.
6. The gradual sinking of a building. Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement.

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