settlement

Word parts

settle + -ment

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈset.l.mənt/
• SAMPA: /"sEt.l.m@nt/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Singular settlement

Plural settlements

1. A settlement is a small, new colony; a new place for people to live.
2. A settlement is a decision made to fix and end a legal argument between two people.
3. Settlement is when people are settling someplace, that is moving to it
4. Settlement is what happens when a building falls into the ground very very slowly.