settlement

IPA: sˈɛtʌɫmʌnt

The act of settling.
The state of being settled.
A colony that is newly established; a place or region newly settled (even in past times).
A community of people living together, such as a hamlet, village, town, or city; a populated place.
(archaeology) A site where people used to live together in ancient times; an ancient simple kind of village.
(architecture) The gradual sinking of a building. Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement.
(finance) The delivery of goods by the seller and payment for them by the buyer, under a previously agreed trade or transaction or contract entered into.
(law) A disposition of property, or the act of granting it.
(law) A settled place of abode; residence; a right growing out of legal residence.
(law) A resolution of a dispute.
(law) A mutual agreement to end a dispute without resorting to legal proceedings, also known as an out-of-court settlement or settling out of court.
(India, historical) An estate or district in Anglo-Indian Bengal where, instead of taking a quota of the year's produce, the government took a fixed sum several times a year from the local cultivators.

Examples of "settlement" in Sentences

The ancient ruins revealed evidence of a long-abandoned settlement
The tribe decided to establish a new settlement near the river for better access to water
The settlers worked tirelessly to construct their makeshift homes in the new settlement
The government offered incentives for businesses to invest in the developing settlement
The peaceful settlement was interrupted by the arrival of a neighboring tribe looking to expand their territory