plantation

[ plan-tey-shuhn ]

/ plænˈteɪ ʃən /

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noun

a large farm or estate in a tropical or semitropical zone, for the cultivation of cotton, tobacco, coffee, sugarcane, etc., typically by enslaved, unpaid, or low-wage resident laborers.

a group of planted trees or plants.

History/Historical.

a colony or new settlement.
the establishment of a colony or new settlement.

Archaic. the planting of seeds, young trees, etc.

adjective

(of clothing, furnishings, etc.) suitable for a plantation or for a tropical or semitropical country.

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Origin of plantation

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English plantacioune, from Latin plantātiōn- (stem of plantātiō ) “a planting”; see plant (verb), -ation

OTHER WORDS FROM plantation

plan·ta·tion·like, adjective

Words nearby plantation

plantain, plantain-eater, plantain lily, plantar, plantar reflex, plantation, plant-based, plant bug, Plant City, plant-cutter, Plante

Other definitions for plantation (2 of 2)

Plantation

[ plan-tey-shuhn ]

/ plænˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

a town in S Florida.

How to use plantation in a sentence

Though she labors on the plantation, her father secretly encourages her education and assures her she’ll be freed on her 18th birthday.
Sadeqa Johnson’s ‘Yellow Wife’ chronicles one tenacious enslaved woman’s survival in the antebellum South|Ellen Morton|January 12, 2021|Washington Post
William has taken over those duties since his dad’s strokes and spends two nights a week at the plantation.
The 10th president’s last surviving grandson: A bridge to the nation’s complicated past|Gillian Brockell|November 29, 2020|Washington Post
Nestlé, for one, has faced similar scrutiny over child labor on coffee plantations in Brazil where it sources some of its beans.
The Supreme Court will decide: Can Big Chocolate be blamed for child slavery?|Vivienne Walt|November 26, 2020|Fortune
After the war ended, he headed to Mexico, where he tried to establish a “New Virginia Colony” that would have re-created a version of the South’s plantation slavery and society.
Alexandria City schools will rename T.C. Williams High, of ‘Remember the Titans’ fame|Hannah Natanson|November 24, 2020|Washington Post

The film was based on Northup’s own 1853 memoir Twelve Years a Slave, which documented his treatment on the plantation and his eventual freedom and reunion with his family, as well as on input from historians and researchers.
The 10 Best Movies Based on a True Story|TIME Staff|November 19, 2020|Time
Hamer married in 1944 and moved with her husband to Ruleville, Miss., where they were sharecroppers on a plantation.
Remembering Civil Rights Heroine Fannie Lou Hamer: 'I'm Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired'|Lottie L. Joiner|September 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A Colombian coffee plantation teaches a valuable lesson in the fight to keep a dreaded disease from wiping out our favorite brew.
Will Coffee Rust Hurt Starbucks?|Nina Strochlic|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After firing that off, he clumsily asked what a plantation mentality is.
Donald Sterling’s Insane Attempt at Damage Control Fails Miserably|Nina Strochlic|May 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I think you have more of a plantation mentality than I do,” he said.
Donald Sterling’s Insane Attempt at Damage Control Fails Miserably|Nina Strochlic|May 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Located in northern California, the Plantation Farm Camp takes everything back to the basics.
The Wildest Summer Camps for Kids|Justin Jones|April 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At another time her affections were deeply engaged by a young gentleman who visited a lady on a neighboring plantation.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
His chief duty on the sugar plantation is to keep the monkeys out of the cane.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade
The plantation is divided up into small farms and rented to different workmen.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade
Until a few months ago, the boy has lived on a sugar plantation owned by a rich Tagal planter.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade
She had herself embroidered them to look like a pair worn by the rich lady whose husband owned the plantation.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade

British Dictionary definitions for plantation

plantation

/ (plænˈteɪʃən) /

noun

an estate, esp in tropical countries, where cash crops such as rubber, oil palm, etc, are grown on a large scale

a group of cultivated trees or plants

(formerly) a colony or group of settlers

rare the planting of seeds, shoots, etc

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