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Village vs Settlement - What's the difference?

village | settlement |

As nouns the difference between village and settlement

is that village is a rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town while settlement is the state of being settled.

village

Noun

(en noun)
  • A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town.
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  • (British) A rural habitation that has a church, but no market.
  • (Australia) A planned community such as a retirement community or shopping district.
  • Derived terms

    * eco-village * global village * Olympic village * Potemkin village * village bicycle * village bike * village cart * village green * village idiot * villager

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    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

    Derived terms

    * settlement agreement