NOUN | group | settlement, colony | a body of people who settle far from home / home / home but maintain ties with their homeland |
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group | settlement, village, small town | a community of people smaller than a town | |
communication | settlement | a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it | |
act | settlement, colonization, colonisation | the act of colonizing | |
cognition | settlement, resolution, closure | something settled or resolved | |
location | settlement | an area where a group of families live together | |
act | settlement, liquidation | termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities / liabilities |
Sounds | seh'tahlmahnt | |
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Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... |
Meaning | A community of people smaller than a town. | |
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Synonyms | village, small town | |
Narrower | moshav | A cooperative Israeli village or settlement comprised of small farms |
Broader | community | A group of people living in a particular local area |
Spanish | aldea, poblado, pueblito, pueblo | |
Catalan | poblat, poble |
Meaning | A conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it. | |
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Narrower | accommodation | A settlement of differences |
accord and satisfaction | The settlement of a debt by paying less than the amount demanded in exchange for extinguishing the debt | |
conclusion | A final / final / final settlement | |
out-of-court settlement | resolution of a dispute prior to the rendering of a final decision by the trial court | |
property settlement | (matrimonial law) the division of property owned or acquired by marriage partners during their marriage | |
Broader | agreement, understanding | The statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises |
Spanish | resolución | |
Catalan | ajust, resolució | |
Verbs | settle | bring to an end |
settle | settle conclusively | |
settle | end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement |
Meaning | The act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies. | |
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Synonyms | colonization, colonisation | |
Narrower | population | The act of populating (causing to live in a place) |
Broader | constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation | The act of forming or establishing something |
Spanish | colonización | |
Catalan | colonització | |
Verbs | settle | take up residence and become established |
Meaning | Something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making. | |
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Example | "they finally reached a settlement with the union" | |
Synonyms | resolution, closure | |
Broader | decision making, deciding | The cognitive process of reaching a decision |
Spanish | acuerdo, resolución | |
Catalan | resolució | |
Verbs | settle | end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement |
Meaning | An area where a group of families live together. | |
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Narrower | village, hamlet | A settlement smaller than a town |
Broader | geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region | A demarcated area of the Earth |
Spanish | asentamiento, localidad, población, pueblo, villa | |
Catalan | assentament, vila | |
Verbs | settle | take up residence and become established |
settle | form a community / community | |
settle | establish or develop as a residence |
Meaning | termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities / liabilities. | |
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Synonym | liquidation | |
Narrower | viatical settlement, viaticus settlement | sale of an insurance policy by a terminally ill policy holder |
Broader | termination, ending, conclusion | The act of ending something |
Spanish | liquidación | |
Catalan | liquidació | |
Verbs | settle | accept despite lack of complete satisfaction |
settle | dispose of |
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