Synonyms of plantation

plantation

noun

plan-ˈtā-shən 

as in colony

a settlement in a new country or region

the struggling plantation almost failed during the first winter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• colony
• outpost
• camp
• territory
• habitation
• diaspora
• protectorate
• dependency
• mandate
• possession
• post
• exclave

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of plantation

Among those rescued were a female orangutan known as Mama Man and her infant, Man, who had been monitored for months in a small forest patch surrounded by plantations. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Beyond town, visit a spice plantation, look for red colobus monkeys in Jozani Forest, or snorkel among the coral reefs. — Cherri Briggs, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2026

My mother had a 4th grade education and worked on a sharecropping tobacco plantation. — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026

Initial rumors were fueled by local innuendo and supported by records aligning Hemings’ pregnancies with Jefferson’s presence at his plantation home of Monticello in Virginia. — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026