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Settlement vs Moshav - What's the difference?

settlement | moshav |

As nouns the difference between settlement and moshav

is that settlement is the state of being settled while moshav is an Israeli town or settlement: in particular, a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists during the second aliyah.

settlement

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The state of being settled.
  • A colony that is newly established; a place or region newly settled.
  • A community of people living together, such as a hamlet, village, town, or city.
  • (architecture) The gradual sinking of a building. Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement.
  • (finance) The delivery of goods by the seller and payment for them by the buyer, under a previously agreed trade or transaction or contract entered into.
  • (legal) A disposition of property, or the act of granting it.
  • (legal) A settled place of abode; residence; a right growing out of legal residence.
  • (legal) A resolution of a dispute.

    • Synonyms

    * (A resolution of a dispute) arrangement

    Hyponyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * settler

    Derived terms

    * settlement agreement

    moshav

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • An Israeli town or settlement: a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the (Labour Zionist)s during the .

    • Related terms

    * moshavnik

    External links

    * ("moshav" on Wikipedia)