1noun
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
“the American colony in Paris”
01 Word definition
settlement
10 letters · 3 vowels · 7 consonants
Is SETTLEMENT a word?
Yes. SETTLEMENT is a 10-letter noun. 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 Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.
Correct spelling
S-E-T-T-L-E-M-E-N-THow do you spell SETTLEMENT?
SETTLEMENT contains 10 letters, begins with S, and ends with T.
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2noun
a community of people smaller than a town
Synonyms
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗colonyvillagesmall town
02 Letter breakdown
How is SETTLEMENT spelled?
S1E2T3T4L5E6M7E8N9T10
03 Word-game status
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About SETTLEMENT.
How do you spell SETTLEMENT?
SETTLEMENT is spelled S-E-T-T-L-E-M-E-N-T. It contains 10 letters.