n. 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
n. a community of people smaller than a town
n. a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
n. 解决( settlement的复数形式 ); 结算; <律>金钱或财产的转让（契约）; 移民