settlement

(n) 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
- the American colony in Paris
colony,
(n) a community of people smaller than a town small town, village,
(n) a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
(n) the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
- the British colonization of America
colonisation, colonization,
(n) something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
- 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
closure, resolution,
(n) an area where a group of families live together
(n) termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities liquidation,

colony small town village colonisation colonization closure resolution liquidation

settlement house