settlement
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The meaning (definition) of the word settlement
a small new town where people have come to live
The word settlement used in a sentence
“The first settlement had just a few log houses by the river”
Words that mean the same as settlement (synonyms)
villagetown
How the word settlement is said around the world
| French | colonie (koh-loh-NEE) |
| Spanish | asentamiento (ah-sen-tah-MYEN-toh) |
| Mandarin | 定居点 (deeng jyoo dyen) |
| Hindi | बस्ती (BUS-tee) |
| Arabic | مُسْتَوْطَنَةٌ (mus-taw-TA-na-tun) |
| Russian | поселение (puh-see-LYE-nee-ye) |
| Portuguese (EU) | povoado (poo-voo-AH-doo) |
| Portuguese (BR) | povoado (poh-voh-AH-doo) |
| Japanese | しゅうらく (shuu-RAH-kuu) |
| German | Siedlung (ZEED-loong) |
| Urdu | بستی (BAS-tee) |
| Punjabi | ਬਸਤੀ (BUS-tee) |
| Korean | 정착촌 (JUHNG-chahk-chon) |
| Hebrew | יִשּׁוּב (yee-SHOOV) |
| Greek | οικισμός (ee-kee-ZMOHS) |
| Dutch | nederzetting (nay-duhr-ZET-ing) |
| Tagalog | pamayanan (pah-mah-YAH-nahn) |
| Vietnamese | khu định cư (koo deeng KOO) |
| Turkish | yerleşim yeri (yer-leh-SHEEM yeh-REE) |
| Persian | آبادی (ah-bah-DEE) |
| Polish | osada (oh-SAH-dah) |
| Ukrainian | поселення (po-SE-len-nya) |
| Bengali | বসতি (BO-sho-ti) |
| Swedish | bosättning (BOO-set-ning) |
| Italian | insediamento (een-seh-dee-ah-MEN-toh) |
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