(historical) A group of British territories located in Southeast Asia that consists of modern day Malacca, Penang and Perak in Malaysia, Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands in Australia and Singapore.

(principally historical) An institution providing various community services, usually to the urban poor.

Settlement, especially in an area that has no official incorporation or legal claim made on it. / (nonstandard) The act of settling, or becoming firm or fixed in position.

plural of settlement date

(accounting) the date on which a trade (bonds, equities, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.) settles.

plural of settler's clock

(dated, informal) Synonym of laughing kookaburra

plural of Settlemire

A surname from German.

Related to or characterized by settlerism