Nearby settlement Synonyms

Definitions for Nearby


  • (adjective) not being distant in time, space, or significance
  • (adverb) at, within, or to a short distance or time
  • (adverb) not far away in relative terms

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