settlement

settlement

CEFR: C1-C2 /set-tle-ment/ [s.eh1.t.ah0.l.m.ah0.n.t]

A settlement is a group of people choosing to live somewhere together. A settlement is smaller than a town and may be a group of families from the same country who keep ties with their homeland.

Example Sentences:
The settlement in America was a home away from home for many of the Irish immigrants.
A large Roman settlement has been discovered just outside the French town.
Many Native Americans were killed during the settlement of the American West by Europeans in the 19th century.