sedentarization

noun

sedentarization

noun

Etymology From sedentarize + -ation or sedentary + -ization.

1

Anthropology, Human sciences, Sciences The settling of a nomadic population; the transition from a nomadic lifestyle to a sedentary one.

Related terms
sedentism, sedentariness

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