Thesaurus results for PLANTATION

plantation

noun

plan-ˈtā-shən

Definition of plantation next

as in colony

a settlement in a new country or region the struggling plantation almost failed during the first winter

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Recent Examples of plantation The wealthiest of France's plantations were in Saint-Domingue, where the enslaved rose up and won independence in 1804 as Haiti. —

ABC News, 27 May 2026 Under Prabowo, the government has been increasing control over strategically important commodities, cracking down on unauthorized mining operations, taking over plantations and pushing for the development of a domestic refining industry for critical minerals. —

Edna Tarigan, Fortune, 26 May 2026 Within one year of its construction, fruit plantations, a Roland Garros rose variety, plant walls and more than 123 trees were planted inside the greenhouses surrounding the court. —

Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 26 May 2026 Presently, Hyosung is working with Czarnikow, or CZ, to source and ship sugarcane from Brazil, and CZ’s VIVE platform traces the raw material from the plantation to the factory. —

Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for plantation

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colony

Noun

As part of his program to regain control of France’s overseas empire, Napoleon sent military expeditions to restore slavery in France’s other colonies.

— Jeremy D. Popkin, The Conversation, 28 May 2026
The hive’s sturdy, portable design allowed nineteenth-century beekeepers to manage and transport colonies over long distances.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 May 2026