Settlement Meaning

There are 7 meaning(s) for word Settlement

Meaning 1 : the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies

    Synonyms : colonisation,  colonization
Meaning 2 : a community of people smaller than a town

    Synonyms : small town,  village
Meaning 3 : termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities

    Synonyms : liquidation
Meaning 4 : 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

    Synonyms : colony
Meaning 5 : something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making

    Example : they finally reached a settlement with the union

    Synonyms : closure,  resolution
Meaning 6 : a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it

Meaning 7 : an area where a group of families live together


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