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 property is one of the Caribbean's few remaining plantation great houses and one of the only Barbadian producers still bottling its own single casks—visitors can even ride a heritage railway through the grounds. —Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

After all, 70 percent of all African people kidnapped as part of the Transatlantic Slave Trade were enslaved on sugar plantations. —Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 12 June 2026

This museum is located on a historical sugar, indigo and rice plantation that operated from 1752 to 1975. —Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026

Sri Lanka, off the southeastern coast of India, packs lush tea plantations, ancient Buddhist ruins, biodiversity and pristine beaches into one of the most affordable trips on this list — though its popularity is rising fast. —Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 9 June 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