plantation

noun

plan·​ta·​tion plan-ˈtā-shən 

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

Synonyms of plantation

• colony

Examples of plantation in a Sentence

the struggling plantation almost failed during the first winter

Recent Examples on the Web

The calls for supernatural aid often consisted of individuals’ attempts to protect themselves and strike back against slave owners under the extreme inequities and traumas of the plantations. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

And the Hemings family was an enslaved family, an enslaved Black family on Monticello's plantation who - which included Sally Hemings, who was the daughter of Elizabeth Hemings and John Wayles. — Terry Gross, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026

In those days, wilderness began just beyond the doorstep of many plantation homes, so Holt was soon ranging farther and farther away with shotgun and rifle. — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026

She was born on the Dougherty plantation and died in 1945 at 90 years old. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1569, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for plantation

• ablation
• aeration
• bination
• carnation
• cassation
• castration
• causation
• centration
• cessation
• cetacean
• chelation
• citation

Kids Definition

plantation

noun

plan·​ta·​tion plan-ˈtā-shən 

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