集しゅう村そん

noun

agglomerated rural settlement; nucleated village

Technical term in geography and rural studies, contrasting with 散村 (dispersed settlement). Refers to a settlement pattern where houses are clustered together.

See also: 散村

• 日本にほんの農のう村そんには集しゅう村そんと散さん村そんの両りょう方ほうが見みられる。

  Both agglomerated and dispersed settlements can be seen in Japanese rural areas.

• この地ち域いきは典てん型けい的てきな集しゅう村そんで、家いえ々いえが密みっ集しゅうしている。

  This area is a typical nucleated village, with houses clustered together.