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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 peo…

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  1. 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