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outsettlement

[ out-set-l-muhnt ]

noun

  1. a distant or remote settlement.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of outsettlement1

An Americanism dating back to 1730–40; out- + settlement

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Example Sentences

Outsettlement, owt′set′l-ment, n. a settlement away from the main one.

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