settlement
noun
the act or state of settling or the state of being settled.
presettlement
-
a word derived from
settlement.
Example Sentences
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By the 1990s, the presettlement population of about 10,000 iguanas had fallen to about 200.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 4, 2022
Tribeca Lawsuit Loans is a presettlement legal funding company that provides funds to individuals as well as law firms.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2022
The area is large enough to allow regular controlled burning of the land every April, which renews the vegetation as it did in presettlement days.
From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2012
