Synonyms of settlement

1. colony, settlement, body: usage: 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"
2. village, small town, settlement, community: usage: a community of people smaller than a town
3. settlement, agreement, understanding: usage: a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
4. colonization, colonisation, settlement, constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation: usage: the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies; "the British colonization of America"
5. settlement, resolution, closure, decision making, deciding: usage: 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"
6. settlement, geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region: usage: an area where a group of families live together
7. liquidation, settlement, termination, ending, conclusion: usage: termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities