as in colony
a settlement in a new country or region
the struggling plantation almost failed during the first winter
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Historic banana plantation buildings and the region’s striking natural landscapes—such as African palm fields—will also provide the backdrop to this drama.
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Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 26 June 2025
The attack liberated some 756 enslaved laborers, who abandoned the burning plantations and ran to salvation aboard the Union boats.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
The world’s sawmills and plantation forests offer a powerful weapon against climate change, a new study has found.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 25 June 2025
Others had the audacity to leave the plantations that had been home to them for generations.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 19 June 2025
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Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 26 June 2025
The attack liberated some 756 enslaved laborers, who abandoned the burning plantations and ran to salvation aboard the Union boats.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
The world’s sawmills and plantation forests offer a powerful weapon against climate change, a new study has found.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 25 June 2025
Others had the audacity to leave the plantations that had been home to them for generations.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plantation
colony
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Yes, artists are important to the persistence of culture, but artisanal skills must take a back seat to functional skills when a colony is still in its early stage.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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These insects are found in colonies, clustered on the undersides of leaves and stems.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
12 July 2025
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“Plantation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plantation. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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