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

Yet plantation records indicate that women helped supply food and clothing to rebels. —Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026

The property was then known as Holly Grove, presumably because its original owner, Spencer Mackay, owned multiple sugar plantations in the Caribbean, including one called Cane Grove. —Emma Banks, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026

Anderson was born on an Alabama plantation in 1866. —Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 4 Mar. 2026

Ladera is famous for its unique position within the Piton Mountain range, built atop a volcanic ridge and on the site of a former cocoa plantation. —Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2026

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