n.
1.a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland
2.a community of people smaller than a town
3.a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
4.the act of colonizing
5.something settled or resolved
6.an area where a group of families live together
7.termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities
Idiom of the Day
play cat and mouse with (someone)
to tease or fool someone or something by pretending to let them go free and then catching him or her or it again
The boxer was playing cat and mouse with his opponent although he could have won the match easily.