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unsettlements

unsettlements is the plural of unsettlement.

Meaning of unsettlement

Noun

unsettlement (countable and uncountable, plural unsettlements)

  1. The quality of being unsettled; upset or unrest.
    • Notwithstanding the unsettlement produced by the treaty during the past season, the Indians have raised an adequate supply of provisions to keep them comfortably during the year; and they manifest an increased desire to avoid the use of ardent spirits, and to have their children educated.1842, Joseph Sturge, A Visit To The United States In 1841
  2. An illegal or unofficial settlement, or community of people living together.

Questions about unsettlements

What is unsettlements the plural of?
Unsettlements is the plural of unsettlement.

Words near unsettlements in the dictionary

  1. unsettled
  2. unsettledly
  3. unsettledness
  4. unsettlednesses
  5. unsettlement
  6. unsettlements
  7. unsettler
  8. unsettlers
  9. unsettles
  10. unsettling
  11. unsettlingly

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