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
par for the course
to be just what was expected, to be nothing unusual
That was par for the course. My coworker always comes late when there is much work to do.