settlement (
http://definr.com/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 [syn:
colony]
2: a community of people smaller than a town [syn:
village, {small
town}]
3: a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
4: the act of colonizing [syn:
colonization,
colonisation]
5: something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision
making; "the finally reached a settlement with the union";
"they never did achieve a final resolution of their
differences" [syn:
resolution]
6: an area where a group of families live together
7: terminating a business operation [syn:
liquidation]