plantation
noun
plan·ta·tion
plan-ˈtā-shən 
Examples of plantation in a Sentence
the struggling plantation almost failed during the first winter
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Almost none of the refugees had been permitted to read or write on the plantation, and thus the precise nuance of their feelings is lost to time.
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Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Robinson is Henry, a runaway slave from a plantation in southern Texas; Quijada is Carlos, a former medic in the Mexican army who rescues Henry from drowning in the Rio Grande but remains suspicious of him.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
Like thousands of enslaved people, Harry Washington abandoned the plantation when the war began and fought for Great Britain.
—Peter Mendelsund, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
The armed group controls tens of thousands of acres of coca plantations and has gained significant political leverage as President Gustavo Petro’s Administration scrambles to secure agreements with armed groups critical to advancing Colombia’s broader peace talks and anti-narcotics efforts.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 7 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Robinson is Henry, a runaway slave from a plantation in southern Texas; Quijada is Carlos, a former medic in the Mexican army who rescues Henry from drowning in the Rio Grande but remains suspicious of him.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
Like thousands of enslaved people, Harry Washington abandoned the plantation when the war began and fought for Great Britain.
—Peter Mendelsund, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
The armed group controls tens of thousands of acres of coca plantations and has gained significant political leverage as President Gustavo Petro’s Administration scrambles to secure agreements with armed groups critical to advancing Colombia’s broader peace talks and anti-narcotics efforts.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 7 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for plantation
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“Plantation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plantation. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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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
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