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

And the Hemings family was an enslaved family, an enslaved Black family on Monticello's plantation who - which included Sally Hemings, who was the daughter of Elizabeth Hemings and John Wayles. — Terry Gross, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026

His father was plantation chef for Howell Hinds, a wealthy planter with about 3,500 acres of land south of present Greenville, Mississippi. — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026

While history revolving around the Dougherty family is extensive, information regarding the people who were enslaved on the plantation is much more scarce. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026

So much more the devastating irony when she was sold to a plantation in North Carolina at 16. — Anne Haley, Time, 11 Aug. 2026