plantation
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.
plantations
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pluralof plantation.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In the 18th Century, the Church's missionary wing ran plantations and owned hundreds of slaves, which helped fund its work across the Americas and beyond.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
American inspectors in Michoacán, who monitor plantations and packing plants to ensure the fruit is pest-free, occasionally have found themselves in the cross-hairs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
In order to ship coffee to Europe, Vietnamese and Brazilian suppliers will soon have to supply the GPS coordinates of their plantations.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
Sharda Devi, 55, a settler's daughter, recalls the first arrivals "toiling in some of the harshest conditions" to carve plantations out of the tangled forests.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
The land around the town of Nzara held rich plantations of teak and fruit trees and cotton.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
