body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"

frontier settlement, outpost - a settlement on the frontier of civilization

Plantation - a newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America); "the practice of sending convicted criminals to serve on the Plantations was common in the 17th century"

proprietary colony - a colony given to a proprietor to govern (in 17th century)

Demerara - a former Dutch colony in South America; now a part of Guyana

Calpe, Gibraltar, Rock of Gibraltar - location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules

Plymouth Colony - colony formed by the Pilgrims when they arrived at Plymouth Rock in 1620; it was absorbed into the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691

New Amsterdam - a settlement established by the Dutch near the mouth of Hudson River and the southern end of Manhattan Island; annexed by the English in 1664 and renamed New York

colonial - a resident of a colony

community - a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community"

moshav - a cooperative Israeli village or settlement comprised of small farms

agreement, understanding - the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers"

accommodation - a settlement of differences; "they reached an accommodation with Japan"

conclusion - a final settlement; "the conclusion of a business deal"; "the conclusion of the peace treaty"

out-of-court settlement - resolution of a dispute prior to the rendering of a final decision by the trial court

property settlement - (matrimonial law) the division of property owned or acquired by marriage partners during their marriage

accord and satisfaction - the settlement of a debt by paying less than the amount demanded in exchange for extinguishing the debt

establishment, constitution, organization, formation, organisation - the act of forming something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club"

population - the act of populating (causing to live in a place); "he deplored the population of colonies with convicted criminals"

deciding, decision making - the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"

geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth

village, hamlet - a settlement smaller than a town

ending, termination, conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"

viaticus settlement, viatical settlement - sale of an insurance policy by a terminally ill policy holder