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

• colony

Examples of plantation in a Sentence

the struggling plantation almost failed during the first winter

Recent Examples on the Web

The color was first derived from the dye produced on indigo plantations across the South Carolina coast, Atlas Obscura reported. —Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025

This is highly specific work that depends on each plantation's unique characteristics, including location, soil type, and coffee variety. —Christopher Marquis, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025

Soybean plantations capture only a fraction of the carbon that tropical rainforests do, and drive emissions through transportation and processing. —Sarah Sax, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2025

The museum is dedicated to the history of African Americans around the world, with an emphasis on the Gullah Geechee—descendants of the people who harvested cotton and indigo on South Carolina’s remote coastal plantations. —Tayari Jones, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for plantation

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

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