Hyphenation of SETTLEMENT

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word SETTLEMENT? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

SET-TLE-MENT

Definitions of SETTLEMENT:

1.
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
2.
A community of people smaller than a town
3.
A conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
4.
The act of colonizing
The establishment of colonies The British colonization of America
5.
Something settled or resolved
The outcome of decision making They finally reached a settlement with the union They never did achieve a final resolution of their differences He needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure
6.
An area where a group of families live together
7.
Termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities

Synonyms of SETTLEMENT:

noun colony, body
noun village, small town, community
noun agreement, understanding
noun colonization, colonisation, constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation
noun resolution, closure, decision making, deciding
noungeographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
noun liquidation, termination, ending, conclusion

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