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Settlement
see synonyms of settlementNoun
1. colony, 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 Sentences:'the American colony in Paris'
3. settlement
a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
4. colonisation, colonization, settlement
the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
Example Sentences:'the British colonization of America'
5. closure, resolution, settlement
something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
Example Sentences:'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'
6. settlement
an area where a group of families live together
7. liquidation, settlement
termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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