settlement DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
1a n.
a community, especially in its early stages of development.
1b n. — N.S., Hist.
an early land division of approximately six square miles.
See also: township (def. 1a)
1c n.
in the Northwest, an officially designated community.
2 n. — Obs.
a trading post of a fur company.