The term "foreign settlement" ("gaikokujin kyoryuchi" in Japanese) refers to one of the demarcated areas of land created by the government that were specifically set aside as places in which foreigners could reside and trade.
外国人居留地（がいこくじんきょりゅうち）は、政府が外国人の居留及び交易区域として特に定めた一定地域をいう。