settlement
nounHow many syllables in settlement?
There are 3 syllables in the word settlement.Divide settlement into syllables:
set · tle · ment
How to pronounce settlement:
Definition of settlement:
- settlement (noun):
- the act or process of settling
- an official agreement ending a dispute
- 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.
Synonyms for settlement:
compactbodyestablishmentcovenantpromisecolonytreatycolonialdealresolutionShow 15 more
Antonyms for settlement:
fightbreachbreakconfusionintroductionstartreceiptrefusaldisagreementdenialShow 7 more
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