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

Thus, knowledge about limiting fertility conflicted with the interests of European states and plantation societies that valued population growth. — Kari Traylor, JSTOR Daily, 29 July 2026

Waters, for example, went from sharecropping and driving a tractor on a plantation near Clarksdale to working in a paper mill and driving a truck in Chicago. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

Once a meager coffee plantation, now an eco lodge consisting of eight chalets on stilts. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026

Additionally, Doerr told CNBC Europe has been shaped by thousands of years of agriculture and human activity, with many forests now consisting of dense conifer plantations that are more prone to wildfires. — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 27 July 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