This is the 4650th most frequent Arabic word.
استيطانية
"Settler" or "colonial" related.
The word "استيطانية" is used here as an adjective describing practices (mمارسات) that pertain to settlements.
إنه موضوع مثير للجدل يتعلق بالممارسات الاستيطانية.
It is a controversial topic related to settlement practices.
In this sentence, "استيطانية" serves as an adjective qualifying policies (سياسات), indicating their connection to settlements.
السياسات الاستيطانية تؤثر بشكل كبير على البيئة المحلية.
The settlement policies greatly impact the local environment.
Here, "استيطانية" is an adjective describing communities (مجتمعات), expressing their nature as related to settlements.