settlements

'settlements'

[colony.n.01] as in: 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

Examples:
the American colony in Paris

'settlements'

[village.n.01] as in: a community of people smaller than a town

'settlements'

[settlement.n.03] as in: a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it

'settlements'

[colonization.n.01] as in: the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies

Examples:
the British colonization of America

'settlements'

[settlement.n.05] as in: something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making

Examples:
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

'settlements'

[settlement.n.06] as in: an area where a group of families live together

'settlements'

[liquidation.n.01] as in: termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities

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