HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
← Back to search

Meaning of settlementation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. Settlement, especially in an area that has no official incorporation or legal claim made on it.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The act of settling, or becoming firm or fixed in position.
    countable, nonstandard, uncountable

Examples

“John White led one of the first settlementations.”
“The first changes in the landscape are manifested by the cultivation of vegetables, the establishment of vineyards, afforestation and the settlementation of the nomads, as well as by the industrial installations in the capital and, still more so, by those in the countryside where they give the effect of being foreign bodies.”
“There were relatively few, but large and widely scattered villages (rural towns) and in the space between a scattered settlementation of dry-stone shelters and masserie.”
“During the initial stages of settlementation, the availability of government housing could not keep up with the demands of a growing population.”
“Entire settlementation at risk due to unequal and unpredictable time limit for land subsidence.”
“On the other hand, it is necessary to have a highly structured vegetation on shore and good attainable feeding grounds near the waters. These are the suppositions of settlementation of waters by geese.”
“The reinforced steel columns showed no signs of over-stressing due to uneven settlementation.”
“Primary stage – removal of insoluble particulate material by screening, the addition of coagulants, followed by settlementation.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

Learn this word in context

See settlementation used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course