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settlement; village; community; town
(bacterial) colony
集落しゅうらくを訪ねたずねた。
I visited a settlement.
山奥やまおくに集落しゅうらくがあった。
There was a settlement deep in the mountains.
多くおおくの小さなちいさな集落しゅうらくがある。
There are many small settlements.