resettlement

British  

/ riːˈsɛtəlmənt /

noun

1. 1. the act or instance of settling or being settled in another place

   2. ( as modifier )

      resettlement procedures

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Explanation

When people who have to leave their home country for their own safety get help moving to a new place, it's called resettlement. Refugees fleeing war can find security and comfort thanks to resettlement. Resettlement can simply mean "settling in a new place," but it almost always describes the assistance given to refugees by a government or other organization. People whose lives and freedom have been threatened at home because of war, disaster, or persecution can apply for asylum and go through the process of resettlement to make their homes in new countries. Sometimes this word is twisted, as when the Nazis described deporting German Jews to concentration camps as "resettlement to the East."

Example Sentences

For 18 months, Alia has been waiting in a transit camp in Qatar for her promised resettlement to the US.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Kirawa said the village is very remote and that residents had previously been displaced due to insecurity in Borno state, but "this is the first attack there after their resettlement by the government".

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Since MI6 was short on cash, the CIA funded Mitrokhin’s resettlement in Britian in exchange for access to his notes and transcriptions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

Hotak, 38, is an Afghan immigrant who served as a program manager at refugee resettlement organization Lao Family Community Development until layoffs due to federal cuts forced him out of work in May.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

The visitors said the government was preparing resettlement villages for everyone on the shores of the future lake.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Related Words

• exodus
• migration
• travel