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settlement
Overview of noun settlement
The noun settlement has 7 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (7) colony, settlement -- (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. (2) village, small town, settlement -- (a community of people smaller than a town)
3. (2) settlement -- (a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it)
4. (2) colonization, colonisation, settlement -- (the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies; "the British colonization of America")
5. (1) settlement, resolution, closure -- (something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "the finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences"; "he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure")
6. settlement -- (an area where a group of families live together)
7. liquidation, settlement -- (termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun settlement
7 senses of settlement
Sense 1
colony, settlement
=> body
=> gathering, assemblage
=> social group
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
village, small town, settlement
=> community
=> gathering, assemblage
=> social group
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
settlement
=> agreement, understanding
=> statement
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
colonization, colonisation, settlement
=> constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation
=> beginning, start, commencement
=> change of state
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
settlement, resolution, closure
=> decision making, deciding
=> higher cognitive process
=> process, cognitive process, mental process, operation, cognitive operation
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
settlement
=> geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
=> region
=> location
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 7
liquidation, settlement
=> termination, ending, conclusion
=> change of state
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun settlement
6 of 7 senses of settlement
Sense 1
colony, settlement
=> frontier settlement, outpost
=> Plantation
=> proprietary colony
HAS INSTANCE=> Demerara
HAS INSTANCE=> Gibraltar, Rock of Gibraltar, Calpe
HAS INSTANCE=> Plymouth Colony
HAS INSTANCE=> New Amsterdam
Sense 2
village, small town, settlement
=> moshav
Sense 3
settlement
=> accommodation
=> conclusion
=> out-of-court settlement
=> property settlement
=> accord and satisfaction
Sense 4
colonization, colonisation, settlement
=> population
Sense 6
settlement
=> village, hamlet
Sense 7
liquidation, settlement
=> viatical settlement, viaticus settlement
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun settlement
7 senses of settlement
Sense 1
colony, settlement
=> body
Sense 2
village, small town, settlement
=> community
Sense 3
settlement
=> agreement, understanding
Sense 4
colonization, colonisation, settlement
=> constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation
Sense 5
settlement, resolution, closure
=> decision making, deciding
Sense 6
settlement
=> geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
Sense 7
liquidation, settlement
=> termination, ending, conclusion
Antonyms of noun settlement
Member Holonyms of noun settlement
Substance Holonyms of noun settlement
Part Holonyms of noun settlement
Member Meronyms of noun settlement
1 of 7 senses of settlement
Sense 1
colony, settlement
HAS MEMBER: colonial
Substance Meronyms of noun settlement
Part Meronyms of noun settlement
Meronyms of noun settlement
1 of 7 senses of settlement
Sense 1
colony, settlement
HAS MEMBER: colonial
Holonyms of noun settlement
Attributes of noun settlement
Derived Forms of noun settlement
6 of 7 senses of settlement
Sense 1
colony, settlement
RELATED TO>(verb) settle#9
=> settle
RELATED TO>(verb) settle#21
=> settle
RELATED TO>(verb) settle#4
=> settle, locate
Sense 3
settlement
RELATED TO>(verb) settle#14
=> settle
RELATED TO>(verb) settle#3
=> settle, square off, square up, determine
RELATED TO>(verb) settle#2
=> decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate
Sense 4
colonization, colonisation, settlement
RELATED TO>(verb) settle#4
=> settle, locate
Sense 5
settlement, resolution, closure
RELATED TO>(verb) settle#14
=> settle
Sense 6
settlement
RELATED TO>(verb) settle#9
=> settle
RELATED TO>(verb) settle#21
=> settle
RELATED TO>(verb) settle#4
=> settle, locate
Sense 7
liquidation, settlement
RELATED TO>(verb) settle#15
=> settle
RELATED TO>(verb) settle#13
=> settle
Domain of noun settlement
Domain Terms of noun settlement
Familiarity of noun settlement
settlement used as a noun is common (polysemy count =7)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun settlement
7 senses of settlement
Sense 1
colony, settlement
> body
=> public
=> sector
=> Christendom, Christianity
=> church
=> Sacred College, College of Cardinals
=> administration, governance, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation
=> corps
=> constituency
=> electoral college
=> school
=> college
=> university
=> staff, faculty
=> representation
=> colony, settlement
=> ulema, ulama
=> leadership, leaders
=> militia
=> membership, rank
=> occupational group, vocation
=> opposition
=> immigration
=> inspectorate
=> jury
=> panel
=> panel, venire
=> registration, enrollment
=> vote
=> diaspora
Sense 2
village, small town, settlement
> community
=> parish
=> speech community
=> neighborhood, neighbourhood
=> village, small town, settlement
=> hamlet, crossroads
=> horde
Sense 3
settlement
> agreement, understanding
=> conspiracy, confederacy
=> fair-trade agreement
=> covenant
=> unilateral contract
=> sale, sales agreement
=> bargain, deal
=> working agreement
=> gentlemen's agreement
=> written agreement
=> submission
=> entente, entente cordiale
=> oral contract
=> reservation
=> settlement
=> severance agreement
=> suicide pact
Sense 4
colonization, colonisation, settlement
> constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation
=> unionization, unionisation
=> collectivization, collectivisation
=> communization, communisation
=> federation
=> colonization, colonisation, settlement
Sense 5
settlement, resolution, closure
> decision making, deciding
=> umpirage, officiation, officiating, refereeing
=> eclecticism, eclectic method
=> groupthink
=> settlement, resolution, closure
=> judgment, judgement, judging
=> reversal, change of mind, flip-flop, turnabout, turnaround
=> choice, pick, selection
=> cull, reject
=> option, alternative, choice
Sense 6
settlement
> geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
=> territory, soil
HAS INSTANCE=> Andalusia, Andalucia
HAS INSTANCE=> Appalachia
HAS INSTANCE=> Adelie Land, Terre Adelie, Adelie Coast
=> colony, dependency
HAS INSTANCE=> Bad Lands, Badlands
HAS INSTANCE=> Barbary
HAS INSTANCE=> Bithynia
HAS INSTANCE=> Nubia
=> semidesert
=> narco-state
=> place, property
=> catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, drainage basin
=> river basin, basin
HAS INSTANCE=> Caucasia, Caucasus
HAS INSTANCE=> Transcaucasia
=> environs, purlieu
HAS INSTANCE=> Coats Land
=> zone, geographical zone
=> East, eastern United States
HAS INSTANCE=> Southeast, southeastern United States
HAS INSTANCE=> Southwest, southwestern United States
HAS INSTANCE=> Northeast, northeastern United States
HAS INSTANCE=> Northwest, northwestern United States
HAS INSTANCE=> Midwest, middle west, midwestern United States
HAS INSTANCE=> Pacific Northwest
HAS INSTANCE=> Enderby Land
=> environment, environs, surroundings, surround
HAS INSTANCE=> Finger Lakes
=> dust bowl
=> hemisphere
=> hot spot, hotspot
=> Maghreb, Mahgrib
HAS INSTANCE=> Big Bend
=> panhandle
HAS INSTANCE=> Queen Maud Land
=> country, rural area
=> sphere, sphere of influence
=> field
=> settlement
=> tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel
=> urban area, populated area
HAS INSTANCE=> Victoria Land
HAS INSTANCE=> Wilkes Land
=> West, western United States
=> wilderness, wild
=> zone
=> killing field
HAS INSTANCE=> East Africa
HAS INSTANCE=> Cappadocia
HAS INSTANCE=> Galatia
HAS INSTANCE=> Phrygia
HAS INSTANCE=> Pontus
HAS INSTANCE=> Illyria
HAS INSTANCE=> Caribbean
HAS INSTANCE=> Bengal
HAS INSTANCE=> Patagonia
=> pampas
HAS INSTANCE=> Southeast Asia
HAS INSTANCE=> Manchuria
HAS INSTANCE=> Turkistan, Turkestan
HAS INSTANCE=> French Indochina
HAS INSTANCE=> Mesoamerica
HAS INSTANCE=> Czechoslovakia
HAS INSTANCE=> Moravia
HAS INSTANCE=> Bohemia
=> northern Europe
HAS INSTANCE=> Scandinavia
HAS INSTANCE=> Saxony, Sachsen, Saxe
HAS INSTANCE=> Rhineland, Rheinland
HAS INSTANCE=> Brandenburg
HAS INSTANCE=> Prussia, Preussen
HAS INSTANCE=> Ruhr, Ruhr Valley
HAS INSTANCE=> Thuringia
HAS INSTANCE=> Karelia
HAS INSTANCE=> Epirus
HAS INSTANCE=> Laconia
HAS INSTANCE=> Lycia
HAS INSTANCE=> Lydia
HAS INSTANCE=> Thessalia, Thessaly
HAS INSTANCE=> Arcadia
HAS INSTANCE=> Middle East, Mideast, Near East
HAS INSTANCE=> Fertile Crescent
HAS INSTANCE=> West Bank
HAS INSTANCE=> Galilee
HAS INSTANCE=> Gaza Strip, Gaza
HAS INSTANCE=> Golan Heights, Golan
HAS INSTANCE=> Palestine, Canaan, Holy Land, Promised Land
HAS INSTANCE=> Judah, Juda
HAS INSTANCE=> Judea, Judaea
HAS INSTANCE=> Philistia
HAS INSTANCE=> Byzantine Empire, Byzantium, Eastern Roman Empire
HAS INSTANCE=> Western Roman Empire, Western Empire
HAS INSTANCE=> Serbia, Srbija
HAS INSTANCE=> Montenegro, Crna Gora
HAS INSTANCE=> Dalmatia
HAS INSTANCE=> Labrador
HAS INSTANCE=> Maritime Provinces, Maritimes, Canadian Maritime Provinces
HAS INSTANCE=> Klondike
HAS INSTANCE=> Austria-Hungary
HAS INSTANCE=> British Empire
HAS INSTANCE=> Cumbria
HAS INSTANCE=> New Forest
HAS INSTANCE=> East Anglia
HAS INSTANCE=> Lancashire
HAS INSTANCE=> Yorkshire
HAS INSTANCE=> Northumbria
HAS INSTANCE=> West Country
HAS INSTANCE=> Wessex
HAS INSTANCE=> Ulster
HAS INSTANCE=> Caledonia
HAS INSTANCE=> Hindustan
HAS INSTANCE=> Sikkim
HAS INSTANCE=> Kanara, Canara
HAS INSTANCE=> Punjab
HAS INSTANCE=> Gujarat, Gujerat
HAS INSTANCE=> Maharashtra
=> Gulf States
HAS INSTANCE=> Elam, Susiana
HAS INSTANCE=> Levant
HAS INSTANCE=> Macedon, Macedonia, Makedonija
HAS INSTANCE=> Thrace
HAS INSTANCE=> Mesopotamia
HAS INSTANCE=> Babylonia, Chaldaea, Chaldea
HAS INSTANCE=> Chaldea, Chaldaea
HAS INSTANCE=> Sumer
HAS INSTANCE=> Assyria
HAS INSTANCE=> Phoenicia, Phenicia
HAS INSTANCE=> Gaul, Gallia
HAS INSTANCE=> Riviera
=> French region
HAS INSTANCE=> Midi
HAS INSTANCE=> Normandie, Normandy
HAS INSTANCE=> Orleanais
HAS INSTANCE=> Lyonnais
HAS INSTANCE=> Savoy
HAS INSTANCE=> Guiana
HAS INSTANCE=> Friesland
HAS INSTANCE=> Frisia
HAS INSTANCE=> Thule, ultima Thule
HAS INSTANCE=> Lappland, Lapland
HAS INSTANCE=> Tartary, Tatary
HAS INSTANCE=> Mongolia
HAS INSTANCE=> Western Sahara, Spanish Sahara
HAS INSTANCE=> Kashmir, Cashmere, Jammu and Kashmir
HAS INSTANCE=> Parthia
HAS INSTANCE=> Nejd, Najd
HAS INSTANCE=> Hejaz, Hedjaz, Hijaz
HAS INSTANCE=> Chechnya, Chechenia, Chechen Republic
HAS INSTANCE=> Siberia
=> Baltic State, Baltic Republic
HAS INSTANCE=> Livonia
HAS INSTANCE=> Colchis
HAS INSTANCE=> Donets Basin, Donbass, Donbas
HAS INSTANCE=> Iberia
HAS INSTANCE=> Latin America
HAS INSTANCE=> Galicia
HAS INSTANCE=> Leon
HAS INSTANCE=> Sudan, Soudan
HAS INSTANCE=> Tanganyika
HAS INSTANCE=> Kurdistan
HAS INSTANCE=> Iraqi Kurdistan
HAS INSTANCE=> Ionia
HAS INSTANCE=> East Coast
HAS INSTANCE=> West Coast
=> Colony
HAS INSTANCE=> New England
HAS INSTANCE=> Mid-Atlantic states
HAS INSTANCE=> Gulf States
HAS INSTANCE=> Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, South, Dixie, Dixieland
HAS INSTANCE=> South
HAS INSTANCE=> Deep South
=> Sunbelt
HAS INSTANCE=> Tidewater, Tidewater region
HAS INSTANCE=> Piedmont
HAS INSTANCE=> North
HAS INSTANCE=> Carolina
HAS INSTANCE=> Dakota
HAS INSTANCE=> Bluegrass, Bluegrass Country, Bluegrass Region
HAS INSTANCE=> Low Countries
HAS INSTANCE=> Lusitania
HAS INSTANCE=> Silesia, Slask, Slezsko, Schlesien
HAS INSTANCE=> Big Sur
HAS INSTANCE=> Silicon Valley
HAS INSTANCE=> Sub-Saharan Africa, Black Africa
HAS INSTANCE=> Scythia
HAS INSTANCE=> North Africa
HAS INSTANCE=> West Africa
HAS INSTANCE=> Dar al-Islam, House of Islam
HAS INSTANCE=> Dar al-harb, House of War
Sense 7
liquidation, settlement
> termination, ending, conclusion
=> abort
=> demonetization, demonetisation
=> release, tone ending
=> completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up
=> retirement
=> relinquishment, relinquishing
=> dissolution, breakup
=> overthrow
=> adjournment, dissolution
=> dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking
=> destruction, devastation
=> killing, kill, putting to death
=> abolition, abolishment
=> liquidation, settlement
=> withdrawal, drug withdrawal
=> closure, closedown, closing, shutdown
=> extinction, extinguishing, quenching
=> fade, disappearance
=> abortion
=> deactivation, defusing
=> discontinuance, discontinuation
Meronyms of noun settlement
7 senses of settlement
Sense 1
colony, settlement
HAS MEMBER: colonial
Sense 3
settlement
=> agreement, understanding
HAS PART: condition, term
Holonyms of noun settlement
Grep of noun settlement
frontier settlement
marriage settlement
out-of-court settlement
property settlement
resettlement
settlement
settlement house
viatical settlement
viaticus settlement
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