Settlement

The act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies

A community of people smaller than a town

Type of

Community

Has types

Moshav

Termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities

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

Something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making

Derivation

Settle

Examples

They finally reached a settlement with the union

A conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it

An area where a group of families live together