plantation

plan·ta·tion

noun \plan-ˈtā-shən\

Definition of PLANTATION

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

Examples of PLANTATION

1. <the struggling plantation almost failed during the first winter>

First Known Use of PLANTATION

15th century

Related to PLANTATION

Synonyms

colony

Related Words

camp, diaspora, exclave, habitation, outpost, post; dependency, mandate, possession, protectorate, territory

Other Agriculture/Gardening Terms

fallow, graft, heirloom, loam, potash, soilage, swath, tilth, windfall

Rhymes with PLANTATION

aeration, Alsatian, carnation, castration, causation, cessation, cetacean, citation, Claymation, cognation, collation, conflation, C ration, creation, cremation, crenation, Croatian, crustacean, dalmatian, damnation, deflation, delation, dictation, dilation, donation, earth station, elation, Eurasian, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, formation, foundation, frustration, gas station, gestation, gradation, gustation, guttation, gyration, hydration, inflation, lactation, legation, libation, location, lunation, lustration, luxation, migration, mutation, narration, negation, notation, oblation, oration, outstation, ovation, palmation, palpation, potation, predation, privation, probation, pronation, proration, prostration, pulsation, punctation, pupation, purgation, relation, rogation, rotation, salvation, sedation, sensation, serration, space station, stagflation, stagnation, starvation, striation, substation, summation, tarnation, taxation, temptation, translation, truncation, vacation, vexation, vibration, vocation, way station, workstation

Plantation

geographical name

Definition of PLANTATION

city SE Florida W of Fort Lauderdale pop 82,934