nnoun.groupa 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 governmentSynset:colony
Examples:- the American colony in Paris
Derivationally Related Form:colonistcolonizecolonialsettlecolonise
Hypernyms:body
Inherited Hypernyms:colonybodysocial groupgroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Plantationfrontier settlementoutpostproprietary colony
Instance Hyponyms:Demerara Calpe Gibraltar Rock of Gibraltar New Amsterdam Plymouth Colony
Member Meronyms:colonial
Full Hyponyms:frontier settlementplantationproprietary colony
nnoun.groupa community of people smaller than a townSynset:small town village
Hypernyms:community
Inherited Hypernyms:villagecommunitygatheringsocial groupgroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:moshav
nnoun.communicationa conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of itDerivationally Related Form:settle
Hypernyms:agreement understanding
Inherited Hypernyms:settlementagreementstatementmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:accommodationaccord and satisfactionconclusionout-of-court settlementproperty settlement
Full Hyponyms:accommodationaccord and satisfactioncompromiseconclusionmodus vivendiout-of-court settlementproperty settlement
nnoun.actthe act of colonizing; the establishment of coloniesSynset:colonisation colonization
Examples:- the British colonization of America
Derivationally Related Form:colonizesettlecolonise
Hypernyms:constitution establishment formation organisation organization
Inherited Hypernyms:colonizationconstitutionbeginningchange of statechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:population
nnoun.cognitionsomething settled or resolved; the outcome of decision makingSynset:closure resolution
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:settle
Hypernyms:deciding decision making
Inherited Hypernyms:settlementdecision makinghigher cognitive processprocesscognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.locationan area where a group of families live togetherDerivationally Related Form:settle
Hypernyms:geographic area geographic region geographical area geographical region
Inherited Hypernyms:settlementgeographical arearegionlocationobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:hamletvillage
Full Hyponyms:kampongkraalpueblovillage
nnoun.acttermination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilitiesSynset:liquidation
Derivationally Related Form:liquidatesettle
Hypernyms:conclusion ending termination
Inherited Hypernyms:liquidationterminationchange of statechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:viatical settlementviaticus settlement
Full Hyponyms:viatical settlement