"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"
"a community of people smaller than a town"
"a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it"
"the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies"
"something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making"
"an area where a group of families live together"
"termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities"