initial settlement

collocation in English

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initial
adjective[before noun]
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/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/us
/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/
of or at ...
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settlement
noun
uk
/ˈset.əl.mənt/us
/ˈset̬.əl.mənt/
an official agreement that finishes ...
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(Definition ofinitialandsettlementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For example, the migration regime is of prime interest when analysing theinitialsettlementof invasive species from their native range.
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Village areas that were not included within open-field peasant farmland - that is 'unmeasured ' fields - during theinitialsettlementprocesses fall into a similar category.
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Because of its primary agricultural base, township population growth was very slow after theinitialsettlement.
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Properties date frominitialsettlementin 1653 to the early 20th century.
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Initialsettlementof the area began that year.
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The southern wall depicts the exploration andinitialsettlementof the area.
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Significant ecological impacts and major cultural investments in monumental architecture and statuary thus began soon afterinitialsettlement.
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However, the suggested date of 60,000 years ago forinitialsettlementis quite early when compared to other areas of the world.
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They represent the period from the villagesinitialsettlementin about 1835 through the early 20th century.
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The population of the island is believed to have varied from 40,00060,000 in the period ranging frominitialsettlementuntil the mid-19th century.
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About 500 families totaling 2600 individuals made up theinitialsettlement.
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The higher land was the centre ofinitialsettlementand holds most of the town's oldest and most significant buildings.
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Thisinitialsettlementwas apparently destroyed by tectonic activity.
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The land offered forinitialsettlementwas 264 irrigated farms of average size and 109 dry blocks of average size.
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Additionally, although deforestation for agriculture destroyed some habitat, the "elepaio" managed to adapt well to theinitialsettlement.
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More skeptical researchers believe that the second half of the 17th century would be a more likely time for theinitialsettlement.
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The area remained sparsely populated for many decades after itsinitialsettlement.
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It was decided that theinitialsettlementshould be undertaken primarily by younger and stronger members.
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