🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

reassentamento

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hee-a-sen-tah-men-too

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Resettlement/ˌriːˈsɛt.əl.mənt/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O reassentamento das comunidades afetadas foi concluído com sucesso."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The settlement of a group of people in a new place, often organized by a government or international agency.

    "The international community funded the resettlement of refugees fleeing the conflict."
  2. 2

    The act of settling again or establishing a home in a different location.

    "Their successful resettlement in Canada allowed them to start a new career."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word is a derivative of 'resettle', combining the prefix 're-' (again) with 'settle', which stems from Old English 'setl' (seat, bench) and Middle English verbs relating to establishing a residence. The nominal suffix '-ment' was added to denote the act, process, or state of being resettled, a term heavily adopted in modern geopolitical, humanitarian, and urban planning contexts.

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