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/ˈsɛ.təl.mənt/
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[ˈsɛtəɫmənt]
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[ˈsɛtɫ̩mn̩t]
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ˈset.l.mənt
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The act of settling.
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settlement of debt
The state of being settled.
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A colony that is newly established; a place or region newly settled.
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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 […]
A community of people living together, such as a hamlet, village, town, or city; a populated place.
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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 settlements that Ukrainian forces recaptured during their counteroffensive in the summer of 2023.
A site where people used to live together in ancient times; an ancient simple kind of village.
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The gradual sinking of a building. Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement.
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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.
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A disposition of property, or the act of granting it.
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A settled place of abode; residence; a right growing out of legal residence.
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A resolution of a dispute.
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A mutual agreement to end a dispute without resorting to legal proceedings, also known as an out-of-court settlement or settling out of court.
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The family of a^([sic]) Ohio teenager who was crushed to death by the seat of a minivan after emergency responders failed to find him in time has been awarded a $6million settlement […] As part of the settlement, the city has pledged to improve its 911 call centre […]
An estate or district in Anglo-Indian Bengal where, instead of taking a quota of the year's produce, the government took a fixed sum several times a year from the local cultivators.
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a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
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the American colony in Paris
a community of people smaller than a town
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a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
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the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
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the British colonization of America
something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
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they finally reached a settlement with the union
they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences
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he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure
an area where a group of families live together
termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities
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