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Settlement

noun

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.

A community of people smaller than a town. Synonyms: small town, village.

A conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it.

The act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies. Synonyms: colonisation, colonization.

Something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making. Synonyms: closure, resolution. "They never did achieve a final resolution of their differences" , "He needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure"

An area where a group of families live together.

Termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities. Synonym: liquidation.

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"Settlement" Quotes from Famous Books

... and thrilling story of early frontier life in Kentucky was originally published in the year 1837. The novel, long out of print, had in its day a phenomenal sale, for its realistic presentation of Indian and frontier life in the early days of settlement in the South, narrated in the tale with all the art of a practiced writer. A very charming love romance runs through the story. This new and tasteful edition of "Nick of the Woods" will be certain to make many new admirers ...

— My Friend the Chauffeur • C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson

... Auerstaedt, and of the harsh terms imposed upon her at Tilsit. It is true that the Congress of Vienna attempted to revive the old dynastic system. But for the steady opposition of England, the clique of despots might have reimposed the old yoke upon their subjects. The settlement of 1815 also left the entire centre of Europe in a state of chaos; and it was only by slow degrees that Italy and Germany attained national unity. Poland, the Austrian Empire, and the Balkan States still remain in a condition to trouble the peace of the world. In Austria-Hungary ...

— Outspoken Essays • William Ralph Inge

... cars had to be made at the Alexandria junction. Such drawbacks did not deter these men from carrying out their purpose of locating here. They decided to ride or drive back and forth to their work in the department at Washington. Others soon followed these pioneers, and a settlement of government employees was the result. Many of those who followed the first two pioneers were from New England. They were families for the most part endowed with all those sturdy qualities of integrity, frugality and piety, characteristic of their section, ...

— A Virginia Village • Charles A. Stewart

... convictions can't be bought with cash! Why! Because philanthropy is the most selfish of vices. You may do good here and there—but you do more harm. You create more paupers, you fine gentlemen, with your Mission houses and your Settlement workers! You are trying to cover the ugly sores with a plaster of greenbacks. It won't heal the sickness—it won't heal it, I tell you." Her eyes were flaming and ...

— Visionaries • James Huneker

... Moslemin. I mark their weakness, and I have worked upon it. Thy mere defeat or death will not blot out the stain upon their standard and their faith. The public mind is wild with fantasies since Alroy rose. Men's opinions flit to and fro with that fearful change that bodes no stable settlement of states. None know what to cling to, or where to place their trust. Creeds are doubted, authority disputed. They would gladly account for thy success by other than human means, yet must deny thy mission. There also is the fame of a fair and mighty Princess, a daughter of their Caliphs, ...

— Alroy - The Prince Of The Captivity • Benjamin Disraeli

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