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poblamiento

settlement

noun poh-blah-MYEHN-toh Rare

Also means

population

Usage Note

Poblamiento refers to the process or act of populating a territory, often used in historical or geographical contexts (el poblamiento de América = the peopling of the Americas). It is distinct from población (the resulting population or town) and asentamiento (a specific settlement or camp).

Examples

"El poblamiento del territorio tardó siglos."

Natural Translation

The settlement of the territory took centuries.

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