settled district

noun

A division of the country peopled with settlers, typically as opposed to ‘wild’ or Aboriginal territory.

First used 19th c.
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Meanings

nounsettled district (plural settled districts)

plural settled districts

  1. AustraliahistoricalA division of the country peopled with settlers, typically as opposed to ‘wild’ or Aboriginal territory.First known use 19th c.

    If we were down among the settled districts we'd be called tramps and beggars; and what's the difference?

    1896, Henry Lawson, While Billy Boils
    1 more example

    Arthur had responded to reports of increased violence in the interior by issuing a proclamation that the settled districts be cleansed of Aboriginal people.

    2017, Nick Brodie, The Vandemonian War, Hardie Grant Books, page 9
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APA

settled district. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/settled%20district

MLA

“settled district.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/settled%20district. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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