English to English
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
The American colony in Paris.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a community of people smaller than a town
source: WordNet 3.0
- a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
source: WordNet 3.0
- the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
The British colonization of America.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- an area where a group of families live together
source: WordNet 3.0
- termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities
source: WordNet 3.0
- The act of setting, or the state of being settled.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [sétlment] Kinaroroonan; táhanan
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
