settlement vs frontier settlement

frontier settlement vs settlement

settlement and frontier settlement both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
settlement	Yes	No	No	No
frontier settlement	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, frontier settlement is a hyponym of settlement; that is, frontier settlement is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than settlement:

settlement: a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
frontier settlement: a settlement on the frontier of civilization

Other hyponyms of settlement include outpost, Plantation, proprietary colony.

settlement (noun)	frontier settlement (noun)
termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities	a settlement on the frontier of civilization
the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
a community of people smaller than a town
an area where a group of families live together

Difference between settlement and frontier settlement

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