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

Slaves from West Africa soon followed, and plantations built on their backs began cropping up all over the island — including Bois Cotlette and Coulibri Ridge. —Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2024

There will continue to be those who believe that plantations deserve no place in the contemporary American landscape. —Whitney Nell Stewart, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2024

Around 1700, British and Scottish colonizers established plantations with the labor of enslaved Afro-Indigenous people from Jamaica. —Victoria Leandra, refinery29.com, 9 July 2024

As plantations proliferated, so did the ditches, tunnels and wells that diverted water to their crops. —Sarah L. Voisin, Washington Post, 4 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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