settlement (n.)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;
settlement (n.)a community of people smaller than a town;
settlement (n.)a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it;
settlement (n.)the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies;
settlement (n.)something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making;
they finally reached a settlement with the union
settlement (n.)an area where a group of families live together;
settlement (n.)termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities;
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