settlement
noun
the act or state of settling or the state of being settled.
settlements
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pluralof settlement.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The firm nonetheless sought to hold the city “responsible for paying lucrative settlements or judgments.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
In its core regions, Indigenous communities became organized into political hierarchies, with powerful chiefdoms exerting influence over surrounding settlements.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
Separately, Polanski has also written to Miliband, asking what steps the government would take to make sure revenue from UK oil and gas production did not finance illegal settlements.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The settlers walked between Ganim and Kadim, settlements that are powerful symbols for their movement.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Around 8500 BC the largest settlements in the world were villages such as Jericho, which contained a few hundred individuals.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
