settlement


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settlement
n. act of populating an area, colonization; small town, community; arrangement; resolution, reconciliation; payment of a debt or bill

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settlement

Noun
1. 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
(synonym) colony
(hypernym) body
(hyponym) frontier settlement, outpost
(member-meronym) colonial
(derivation) settle
2. a community of people smaller than a town
(synonym) village, small town
(hypernym) community
(hyponym) moshav
3. a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
(hypernym) agreement, understanding
(hyponym) accommodation
(derivation) settle
4. the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies; "the British colonization of America"
(synonym) colonization, colonisation
(hypernym) constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation
(hyponym) population
(derivation) settle, locate
5. something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "the 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"
(synonym) resolution, closure
(hypernym) decision making, deciding
(derivation) settle
6. an area where a group of families live together
(hypernym) geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
(hyponym) village, hamlet
(derivation) settle
7. termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities
(synonym) liquidation
(hypernym) termination, ending, conclusion
(hyponym) viatical settlement, viaticus settlement
(derivation) settle


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settlement
n. vypořádání; osada; osídlení; řešení; dohoda; uspořádání

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settlement
Rzecz. porozumienie; osada