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 uprising lasted three weeks and led to the massacre of dozens of white and mixed race settlers and widespread damage to sugar plantations. —Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025

Logging and the clearing of forests for plantations and mining have stripped the earth of its protective cover. —Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025

The story centers on a young Black man who takes a job performing as a slave at a popular plantation attraction, and who grows quickly wary about the entire situation, though insiders say this logline may be outdated as is describing it as an ensemble comedy. —Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 4 Dec. 2025

And because the plantation owners were distracted by their own celebrations, this was when enslaved people often tried to escape. —Stephanie Hunt, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1569, 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