Discovery and Settlement

Discovery

Discovery noun - The act or process of sighting or learning the existence of something for the first time.

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Settlement and discovery are semantically related in answer topic. In some cases you can use "Settlement" instead a noun "Discovery".

Settlement noun - An arrangement about action to be taken.

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Discovery and settlement are semantically related in answer topic. Sometimes you can use "Discovery" instead a noun "Settlement".

Nearby Words: settle, settled, settling, settler

human	human discovery	human settlement
similar	similar discovery	similar settlement
original	original discovery	original settlement
initial	initial discovery	initial settlement
Other adjectives: big, huge, new, major, final, subsequent, last.

Daring Do and the Canis Major: While investigating the ruins of an ancient Diamond Dog settlement, Daring makes a horrifying discovery.

Source: Just For Fun / Daring Do
In Pitch Black, if the derelict settlement doesn't clue you in that something went Horribly Wrong, the discovery that the "trees" on a hill are actually the skeletal "fins" of several dozen long dead Whale-sized, Slug-like Extraterrestrial filter-feeders in the valley far below should.

Source: Ribcage Ridge

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