Synonym: closure, colonisation, colonization, colony, liquidation, resolution, small town, village. Similar words: settle, settle for, settle down, element, implement, elementary, finite element, implementation. Meaning: ['setlmənt] 
n. 1. a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government 2. a community of people smaller than a town 3. a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it 4. the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies 5. something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making 6. an area where a group of families live together 7. termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities.
n. 1. a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government 2. a community of people smaller than a town 3. a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it 4. the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies 5. something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making 6. an area where a group of families live together 7. termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities. 
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211. The settlement and infrastructure field is also characterized by a wide range of users with a great diversity of interests.
212. In some cases there are calls for a new constitutional settlement.
213. It arose as a consequence of the Norman conquest and settlement of the Vale of Glamorgan in the early twelfth century.
214. Both sides firmly believe that a peace settlement is now possible.
215. A trial is set for next April but a settlement will probably occur before then.
216. The siting of a settlement is very closely connected with the decision to use the land around for subsistence agriculture.
217. Mr Widmer said there seemed little hope of reaching a settlement before Caldaire turned to legal action.
218. This was demonstrated in the resettlement of Vila Planetario, a squatter settlement of refuse collectors in the centre of the city.
219. Transhumance needs to be acknowledged as a factor when attempting to understand the functioning of any settlement or parish under study.
220. The Dickens study concludes: Very few offers of settlement conveyed by the conciliation officer are refused by applicants.
220. Sentencedict.com is a sentence dictionary, on which you can find good sentences for a large number of words.
221. Settlement cracks go in various directions and result in a depression that collects water.
222. The actual definition of key settlements, the hierarchies of settlement types and the nomenclature adopted for these vary enormously among counties.
223. Settlement is made monthly by direct debit from the business current account.
224. Can this peace settlement bring an end to years of conflict?
225. Cooke won a settlement so big that the label went belly up.
226. It is five years since the settlement was established, and they are celebrating the birthday.
227. On other occasions a high settlement has been desired as part of a strategy of political alliances.
228. The raft was defective and settlement occurred causing serious cracks to appear in the houses.
229. The growth of population and commensurate expansion of settlement is reflected by the increasingly varied soil environments settled through the Anglo-Saxon period.
230. Settlement houses and settlement house workers were at the cutting edge of social change.
More similar words: settle, settle for, settle down, element, implement, elementary, finite element, implementation, unsettling, commencement, movement, basement, little by little, placement, statement, management, retirement, enforcement, engagement, excitement, replacement, measurement, requirement, arrangement, involvement, chastisement, announcement, advertisement, little, cattle.