isolated settlements

collocation in English

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isolated
adjective
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/ˈaɪ.sə.leɪ.tɪd/us
/ˈaɪ.sə.leɪ.t̬ɪd/
not near to ...
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settlement
noun
uk
/ˈset.əl.mənt/us
/ˈset̬.əl.mənt/
an official agreement that finishes ...
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Relief efforts were difficult, as few roads existed in theisolatedsettlement.
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According to a popular theory, these traditions reduced the danger of inbreeding and resulting population bottleneck in small and isolated settlements.
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Isolated settlements either built forts or were abandoned.
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Many more people lived in smaller satellite settlements of 200 to 300 people each or in isolated settlements.
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The constitutive groups live in isolated settlements in units of four to eight families dwelling in multifamily longhouses.
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That way, many isolated settlements were established, that with time would become the center for important social and political transformations.
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They raided travelers and isolated settlements and lived in the rugged mountains and back country.
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It is also one of the most isolated settlements in the world.
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Only the occupation of some isolated settlements of farmers has allowed a change in the historical record.
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The wetter eastern valleys, however, tend to be steeper, narrower ravines, with isolated settlements dug directly into mountainsides.
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The vast majority of the settlers who moved to isolated settlements more eastwards were ideologically motivated.
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The troops of the force keeps a sharp eye on any violation of the border, trans border smuggling, and affords a sense of security to the remotely located isolated settlements.
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