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resettled

resettled

3.7
People who now live in a new place after being forced to leave home
  • adjective
  • /ˌriːˈsɛtld/
translation icon : reubicado
  • After years in refugee camps, they were finally resettled in a supportive community.

Examples

  • This money goes to Afghans returning from Pakistan to be resettled in Nangarhar.

  • The government has plans to help resettled individuals find jobs and integrate into society.

  • Many families who lost their homes in the storm have been resettled in temporary housing.

Synonyms

relocated
vsresettled
3.5

Moved to and living in a new place

implies the move followed displacement or forced removal rather than choice
settled
vsresettled
2.9

A place where people live permanently

describes people moved to live again, especially after being displaced

How Settled

settled
2.7
resettled
3.7
relocated
3.5

Surface Forms

resettled positive

Morphology

resettled = resettle (transparent) = re + settle + ed

This is a regular participial adjective formed from the verb 'resettle' with a directly predictable meaning.

Etymology

The word resettled comes from the prefix re- meaning 'again' and the verb settle meaning 'to make a home'. So, to be resettled is to be moved to a new place to live and make a home there again, often after people have been forced to leave their original home.