sedentarization

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noun

The settling of a nomadic population; the transition from a nomadic lifestyle to a sedentary one.

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Meanings

nounsedentarization (uncountable)

alternative UK sedentarisation

  1. uncountableanthropologyThe settling of a nomadic population; the transition from a nomadic lifestyle to a sedentary one.

Origin

From sedentarize + -ation or sedentary + -ization.

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Translations

Arabic تَوْطِين, تَوَطُّن
  • تَوْطِين (tawṭīn)settling of a nomadic population
  • تَوَطُّن (tawaṭṭun)settling of a nomadic population
  • اِسْتِقْرَار (istiqrār)settling of a nomadic population
Chinese Mandarin 定居化
  • 定居化settling of a nomadic population
Finnish aloilleen asettuminen, paikoilleen asettuminen
  • aloilleen asettuminensettling of a nomadic population
  • paikoilleen asettuminensettling of a nomadic population
  • sedentarisoituminensettling of a nomadic population
French sédentarisation
  • sédentarisationsettling of a nomadic population
German Sesshaftwerdung
  • Sesshaftwerdungsettling of a nomadic population
Russian перехо́д на осе́длость
  • перехо́д на осе́длость (perexód na osédlostʹ)settling of a nomadic population
Cite this entry
APA

sedentarization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sedentarization

MLA

“sedentarization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sedentarization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sedentarization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sedentarization.

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