settlement
[ set-l-muh nt ]
/ ˈsɛt l mənt /
noun
OTHER WORDS FROM settlement
non·set·tle·ment, noun o·ver·set·tle·ment, noun pre·set·tle·ment, noun re·set·tle·ment, nounWords nearby settlement
British Dictionary definitions for settlement houses
settlement
/ (ˈsɛtəlmənt) /
noun
Cultural definitions for settlement houses
settlement houses
Social and cultural centers established by reformers in slum areas of American cities during the 1890s and the early 1900s. Jane Addams founded the most famous settlement house, in Chicago. (See Progressive movement.)
notes for settlement houses
Settlement houses attracted idealistic college graduates eager to learn how the poor lived and to improve the condition of the poor.