settlement
nouns
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
"the American colony in Paris"
a community of people smaller than a town
a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
is a type of (narrower)
the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
"they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers"
the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
"the British colonization of America"
is derived from
something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
"they finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences"; "he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure"
is derived from
an area where a group of families live together
is a type of (narrower)
a demarcated area of the Earth
termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities
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