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NOUN | 1 | settlement, colony | A body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland |
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2 | settlement, village, small town | A community of people smaller than a town | |
3 | settlement | A conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it | |
4 | settlement, colonization, colonisation | The act of colonizing | |
5 | settlement, resolution, closure | Something settled or resolved | |
6 | settlement | An area where a group of families live together | |
7 | settlement, liquidation | Termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities |
Sounds | seh'tahlmahnt |
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Rhymes | abandonment, abatement, aberrant, and 654 more rhymes in ahnt at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | 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. |
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Synonyms | colony |
Members | colonial |
Narrower | frontier settlement, outpost; Plantation; proprietary colony; Demerara; Gibraltar, Rock of Gibraltar, Calpe; Plymouth Colony; New Amsterdam |
Broader | body |
Verbs | settle; settle; settle |
Meaning | A community of people smaller than a town. |
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Synonyms | village, small town |
Narrower | moshav |
Broader | community |
Meaning | A conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it. |
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Narrower | accommodation; conclusion; out-of-court settlement; property settlement; accord and satisfaction |
Broader | agreement, understanding |
Verbs | settle; settle; settle |
Meaning | The act of colonizing. The establishment of colonies. |
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Synonyms | colonization, colonisation |
Narrower | population |
Broader | constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation |
Verbs | settle |
Meaning | Something settled or resolved. The outcome of decision making. |
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Examples | "the finally reached a settlement with the union" |
Synonyms | resolution, closure |
Broader | decision making, deciding |
Verbs | settle |
Meaning | An area where a group of families live together. |
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Narrower | village, hamlet |
Broader | geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region |
Verbs | settle; settle; settle |
Meaning | Termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities. |
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Synonyms | liquidation |
Narrower | viatical settlement, viaticus settlement |
Broader | termination, ending, conclusion |
Verbs | settle; settle |