Places
Settlements and places are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Settlements" instead a noun "Places".
Settlements
Places and settlements are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Places" instead a noun "Settlements".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- There's an interesting variation in Settlers of Catan: When initially setting up the board, each player places two settlements.
Source: Second Place Is for Winners -
Compare to the first two Fallout games - the world map was realistically large (so the player travelled between places on an overworld map), though the settlements themselves weren't very big.
Source: Space Compression -
Subverted in some settlements with jails and order, in these places you can actually be imprisoned.
Source: Video Game / Fallout
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