plantation

noun

plan·​ta·​tion plan-ˈtā-shən How to pronounce plantation (audio)
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1
: a usually large group of plants and especially trees under cultivation
2
: a settlement in a new country or region
Plymouth Plantation
3
a
: a place that is planted or under cultivation
b
: an agricultural estate usually worked by resident labor

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the struggling plantation almost failed during the first winter
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Instead, Reynolds observes that these sober men bore little resemblance to the roistering patriarchs of the remote plantations. — James Traub, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026 Starting in the seventeenth century, Spanish colonists enslaved Africans and brought them to the coffee and cocoa plantations that were concentrated in the area. — Armando Ledezma, New Yorker, 30 June 2026 About 12 million Africans were forcefully taken by traders from European nations from the 16th to the 19th century and enslaved on plantations that built wealth at the price of misery. — ABC News, 19 June 2026 Lanai The Lanai Culture & Heritage Center traces this tiny island’s history, from its Indigenous Hawaiian roots to the ranching and plantation era. — Sharael Kolberg, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for plantation

Word History

First Known Use

1569, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of plantation was in 1569

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plantation

noun
plan·​ta·​tion plan-ˈtā-shən How to pronounce plantation (audio)
1
: a group of plants and especially trees planted and cared for
2
: a settlement in a new country or region : colony
3
: a planted area
especially : an agricultural estate worked by laborers

Geographical Definition

Plantation

geographical name

city in southeastern Florida west of Fort Lauderdale population 84,955

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