noun
die Siedlung, -en
settlement
Ein Ort, an dem Menschen wohnen, oft mit mehreren Häusern nah beieinander.
Definition & meaning
A Siedlung refers to a place where people live and have established dwellings. Depending on the context, it can have several meanings:
- Settlement / Human habitation: A general term for a group of houses or a community where people reside. This can range from a small hamlet to a large town or a newly founded colony.
- Housing estate / Residential area: In urban planning, it often refers to a specific, often planned, development of residential buildings (housing project or neighborhood) built in a consistent style, frequently located on the outskirts of a city.
Grammar & Word origin
- Grammar: It is a feminine noun (die Siedlung). The plural form is die Siedlungen.
- Word origin: The word is derived from the German verb siedeln (to settle), which traces back to the Old High German sidilon (to sit or to settle down). The suffix -ung is a common German nominalizing suffix used to turn verbs into nouns representing the result of an action or a state.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonyms:
- Ortschaft (locality/village)
- Wohnsiedlung (residential settlement)
- Ansiedlung (settlement/colony)
- Wohngebiet (residential area)
- Kolonie (colony)
Antonyms:
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Examples
Wir besuchen die neue Siedlung.noun
We are visiting the new settlement.
Diese Siedlung ist sehr ruhig.noun
This settlement is very quiet.
In der Siedlung gibt es viele kleine Häuser.noun
In the settlement there are many small houses.
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