early settlement
First established community
Early settlement refers to the initial phase of human habitation in a region, when the first permanent communities are established: Archaeological digs revealed evidence of early settlement along the river.
The term also appears in legal and financial contexts, where it means resolving a dispute or paying a debt before the scheduled deadline: The insurance company offered an early settlement to avoid litigation.
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
- new worldRecently discovered realm
- frontierEdge of settlement
- homesteadingSelf-reliant land-based lifestyle
- prairie lifeExistence on vast grasslands
breaking ground · community building · trading post · town square · land use · oral traditions · pioneering · stockade · cabin · agriculture · river valleys · native land · exploration · covered wagon · wagon · migration · plow · log cabin
early settlementmodern city
Contemporary densely populated area
modern metropolis · abandoned settlement · ghost town · ancient ruins · deserted town
early settlementmetropolis
Large important city
megacity · major city · megalopolis · urban center · capital city