colonial vs settlement

colonial and settlement both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
colonial	Yes	Yes	No	No
settlement	Yes	No	No	No

colonial (noun)	settlement (noun)
a resident of a colony	termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities
	the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
	something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
	a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
	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
	a community of people smaller than a town
	an area where a group of families live together

colonial (adjective)	settlement (adjective)
of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony
of animals who live in colonies, such as ants
composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony