settlement vs outpost

outpost vs settlement

settlement and outpost both are nouns.

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

As nouns, outpost is a hyponym of settlement; that is, outpost is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than settlement:

settlement: 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
outpost: a settlement on the frontier of civilization

Other hyponyms of settlement include frontier settlement, Plantation, proprietary colony.

settlement (noun)	outpost (noun)
termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities	a military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops
the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies	a settlement on the frontier of civilization
something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making	a station in a remote or sparsely populated location
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

Difference between settlement and outpost

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