SETTLEMENT

A body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

Example: "The american colony in paris"

• colony  11

• body  10

• frontier settlement
• outpost  9
• plantation  12
• proprietary colony

A community of people smaller than a town

• small town
• village  11

• community  18

• moshav  14

A conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it

• agreement  12
• understanding  16

• accommodation  22
• conclusion  14
• out-of-court settlement
• property settlement
• • accord and satisfaction
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The act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies

Example: "The british colonization of america"

• colonisation  14
• colonization  23

• constitution  14
• establishment  20
• formation  14
• organisation  13
• organization  22

• population  14

Something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making

Example: "They finally reached a settlement with the union"

• closure  9
• resolution  10

An area where a group of families live together

• geographic area
• geographic region
• geographical area
• geographical region

• hamlet  11
• village  11

Termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities

• liquidation  21

• conclusion  14
• ending  8
• termination  13

• viatical settlement
• viaticus settlement