plantations

plural of plantation
as in colonies
a settlement in a new country or region the struggling plantation almost failed during the first winter

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Recent Examples of plantations Many let their plantations fall victim to rot; others abandoned cocoa farming altogether. Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2026 Even though public schooling became compulsory in 1896, the language barrier and the remote location of many plantations led to gaps in access to these laborers’ formal education. H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 21 Aug. 2026 The calls for supernatural aid often consisted of individuals’ attempts to protect themselves and strike back against slave owners under the extreme inequities and traumas of the plantations. Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026 The largest fire has been reported in the village of Sungai Gelam in the Muaro Jambi district, where dozens of hectares of oil palm plantations owned by local residents have been destroyed. ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026 The largest fire has been reported in the village of Sungai Gelam in the Muaro Jambi district, where dozens of acres of palm oil plantations owned by local residents have been destroyed. Trisnadi, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026 Matchstick-dry pine plantations in Gironde, France generated what is believed to be that country’s first-ever pyroCb just last week. John Vaillant, Time, 8 Aug. 2026 For years, Florida environmental groups accused the family’s operations south of Lake Okeechobee of contributing phosphorus pollution to the Everglades, while critics questioned labor conditions on Dominican Republic plantations. Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026 These snakes often inhabit plantations, forests, and land near settlements. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plantations
colonies
Noun
  • Some guides damage coral colonies to make these tiny fish easier to show to visitors, but this image was captured by waiting patiently and allowing the animal to appear naturally.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • In years past, only a handful of divers have been permitted by the park to descend to the site where the plane’s aluminum body lays upholstered with colonies of invasive mussels.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

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“Plantations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plantations. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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