Settlement - Definition
settlement
n 1: 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" [syn:
colony, settlement]
2: a community of people smaller than a town [syn: village,
small town, settlement]
3: a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
4: the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies; "the
British colonization of America" [syn: colonization,
colonisation, settlement]
5: 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" [syn: settlement, resolution,
closure]
6: an area where a group of families live together
7: termination of a business operation by using its assets to
discharge its liabilities [syn: liquidation, settlement]