resettled
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Settled in a new location: Describes a person, group of people, or community that has moved to and established a home in a different place, often after being forced to leave or voluntarily leaving a previous home.
Usage
- The word "resettled" is used to describe the state of having moved and become established in a new area. It often implies a completed process of relocation and adjustment.
- It is typically used before a noun (attributive position) or after a linking verb like "was" or "were" (predicative position).
Examples
- Adjective:
- The resettled refugees were grateful for the safety of their new country.
- After the flood, the resettled families worked hard to rebuild their lives.
- The community was resettled on more fertile land fifty miles away.
Advanced Usage
- "Newly resettled": Emphasizes that the relocation and establishment in the new location happened very recently.
- The agency provides language classes for newly resettled immigrants.
Variants and Related Words
- Resettle (verb): To settle or cause to settle in a different place.
- The government helped the villagers resettle after the earthquake.
- Resettlement (noun): The process of settling in a new place.
- The resettlement program was complex and costly.
Synonyms
- Relocated: Moved to a new place.
- Transplanted: Moved and re-established, often in a different environment.
Antonyms
- Displaced: Forced from one's home but not yet settled elsewhere.
- Uprooted: Removed or torn from one's native or settled environment.
Adjective
- settled in a new location