Initial settlement Synonyms

Definitions for Initial


  • (adjective) coming before all others in time or order
  • (adjective) occurring at the beginning
  • (noun) the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)

Definitions for Settlement


  • (noun) an arrangement about action to be taken
  • (noun) the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
  • (noun) 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