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human settlement
88 words in human settlement
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
A
aber
AB-er
acequia
ah-SEH-kee-ah
adobe
ah-DOH-bee
ahu
AH-hoo
assart
uh-SART
B
bankside
BANK-side
berm
BURM
C
cairn
KAIRN
cerro de trincheras
SEH-roh deh trin-CHEH-rahs
check dam
CHEK DAM
cistern
SIS-tern
clachan
KLAKH-un
clearcut
KLEER-kut
coppice
KOP-iss
corpse candle
KORPS KAN-dul
corpse road
KORPS ROHD
D
derelict
DER-uh-likt
desire line
dih-ZYRE LYNE
drift fence
DRIFT FENS
drove road
DROHV ROHD
dyke
DYKE
E
edgelands
EDJ-landz
endonym
EN-doh-nim
exonym
EK-soh-nim
F
feng shui
fung SHWAY
fire-stick farming
FYRE-stik FAHR-ming
firebreak
FYRE-brayk
ford
FORD
G
genius loci
JEE-nee-us LOH-sy
geoglyph
JEE-oh-glif
granary
GRAN-uh-ree
H
ha-ha
HAH-hah
hanami
hah-NAH-mee
hedgerow
HEJ-roh
hide
HIDE
holloway
HOL-oh-way
hydronym
HY-druh-nim
I
iglu
IG-loo
intaglio
in-TAL-yoh
inuksuk
in-OOK-shook
iron gall
EYE-urn GAWL
K
kamik
KAH-mik
karesansui
kah-reh-SAHN-swee
kiva
KEE-vah
L
lagan
LAG-un
lop and top
LAHP and TAHP
M
metate
meh-TAH-teh
N
numinous
NOO-mih-nus
O
oasis
oh-AY-sis
oronym
OR-uh-nim
P
pannage
PAN-ij
petroglyph
PET-roh-glif
pictograph
PIK-toh-graf
pleacher
PLEECH-er
pollard
POL-erd
Q
querencia
keh-REN-see-ah
R
ramada
rah-MAH-dah
ruins
ROO-inz
S
satoumi
sah-toh-OO-mee
satoyama
sah-toh-YAH-mah
seamark
SEE-mark
sertao
ser-TOWN
shakkei
SHAHK-kay
shieling
SHEEL-ing
snickelway
SNIK-ul-way
songline
SONG-line
steward
STOO-erd
stile
STYLE
sundial
SUN-dy-ul
sunken lane
SUNG-kun LAYN
swale
SWAYL
swidden
SWID-en
switchback
SWICH-bak
sycamore
SIK-uh-mor
T
tautological place name
terrace
TAIR-uhs
thwaite
THWAYT
tipi ring
TEE-pee ring
toponym
TOP-uh-nim
transhumance
tranz-HYOO-munts
tumulus
TOO-myoo-lus
turbary
TUR-buh-ree
U
urban heat island
UR-buhn HEET EYE-luhnd
V
verdigris
VUR-dih-grees
W
weir
WEER
windbreak
WIND-brayk
witness tree
WIT-nis TREE
Y
yew
YOO