| 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” |
| noun | a community of people smaller than a town |
| noun | a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it |
| noun | the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies “the British colonization of America” |
| noun | something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making “they finally reached a settlement with the union” |
| noun | an area where a group of families live together |
| noun | termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities |
| colonial | adjective | of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony |
| colonist | noun | a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country |
| colonize | verb | settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world |
| colonise | verb | settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world |
| settle | verb | establish or develop as a residence |
| liquidate | verb | eliminate by paying off (debts) |