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
pass the hat
to attempt to collect money for some project
We passed the hat in order to raise money for the movie projector.