( n. )
The act of peopling, or state of being peopled; act of planting, as a colony; colonization; occupation by settlers; as, the settlement of a new country.
( n. )
The act of peopling, or state of being peopled; act of planting, as a colony; colonization; occupation by settlers; as, the settlement of a new country.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012