scattered settlement

collocation in English

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scattered
adjective
uk
/ˈskæt.əd/us
/ˈskæt̬.ɚd/
covering a ...
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settlement
noun
uk
/ˈset.əl.mənt/us
/ˈset̬.əl.mənt/
an official agreement that finishes ...
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(Definition ofscatteredandsettlementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Similarly,scatteredsettlementpatterns played an important role in environmental conservation, because land was allowed enough time to regenerate after use.
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However, it soon turned into a programme for the villagisation of the entire countryside, radically stepping away from the commonscatteredsettlementpatterns.
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Nor is it ascatteredsettlement.
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Battleflat is ascatteredsettlementof farms and an industrial estate.
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It is ascatteredsettlementhigh above the valley.
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The landscape of this woreda has been described as undulating mountains covered by ascatteredsettlement pattern, which make development efforts more difficult.
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Burgistein is ascatteredsettlementwithout a central village.
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Results of aerial archaeological photography show loose,scatteredsettlement.
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Its transport problem is similar to that of other areas and involves the carrying of irregular traffic from small and scattered settlements to markets and urban centres.
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The island is almost entirely forested except for a few scattered settlements.
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Caithness is a land of open, rolling farmland, moorland and scattered settlements.
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It consists of a number of scattered settlements.
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Some of the hamlets, especially those with scattered settlements, are now completely abandoned.
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They are often pronounced scattered settlements without a clear core.
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Today it is a remote and sparsely populated border area with scattered settlements mostly made up of former rebels.
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It is largely rural, with scattered settlements mainly in tiny compounds or homesteads, whose population range from 630 people, most of whom are farmers.
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The varied farmland is characterized by scattered settlements and single farms that are bordered by copses and hedges.
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The parish consists of small scattered settlements with a population of 217 in 2001, down from 277 in 1901.
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The parish is populated by older cottages, orchards and fields in scattered settlements disperesed by mountainous cliffs, and highlighted by small coastal plains.
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At first the town was composed of scattered settlements such as the "bourg cheverel" and the "bourg hersent".
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