SETTLEMENT

/ˈset.l.mənt/ ► audio Scrabble 12 Words With Friends 15

Scrabble letter values: S₁E₁T₁T₁L₁E₁M₃E₁N₁T₁ = 12

Definition

noun a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland. — synonyms: colony
noun a community of people smaller than a town. — synonyms: village, small_town
noun a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it.
noun the act of colonizing. — synonyms: colonization, colonisation
noun something settled or resolved. — synonyms: resolution, closure
noun an area where a group of families live together.
noun termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities. — synonyms: liquidation

“inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government”
“the American colony in Paris”
“the establishment of colonies”