settlement

/sˈɛtəlmənt/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

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”
2. a community of people smaller than a town
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”
5. something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
   “they finally reached a settlement with the union”
6. an area where a group of families live together
7. termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities

Synonyms for settlement

• colony
• village
• small town
• colonization
• colonisation
• resolution
• closure
• liquidation

Words that rhyme with settlement

• resettlement