resettlement

British  

/ riːˈsɛtəlmənt /

noun

1. 1. the act or instance of settling or being settled in another place

   2. ( as modifier )

      resettlement procedures

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Explanation

When people who have to leave their home country for their own safety get help moving to a new place, it's called resettlement. Refugees fleeing war can find security and comfort thanks to resettlement. Resettlement can simply mean "settling in a new place," but it almost always describes the assistance given to refugees by a government or other organization. People whose lives and freedom have been threatened at home because of war, disaster, or persecution can apply for asylum and go through the process of resettlement to make their homes in new countries. Sometimes this word is twisted, as when the Nazis described deporting German Jews to concentration camps as "resettlement to the East."

Example Sentences

Kirawa said the village is very remote and that residents had previously been displaced due to insecurity in Borno state, but "this is the first attack there after their resettlement by the government".

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Lakanwal was evacuated to the U.S. on Sept. 8, 2021, as part of a resettlement program called Operation Allies Welcome, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

The Highland region has previously housed people from Afghanistan, Ukraine and Syria under resettlement schemes.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

Instead of the refugee resettlement pipeline, most came as students, workers or to reunite with family.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

The visitors said the government was preparing resettlement villages for everyone on the shores of the future lake.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Related Words

• exodus
• migration
• travel