plantation

noun

plan·​ta·​tion plan-ˈtā-shən 

1

: a usually large group of plants and especially trees under cultivation

2

: a settlement in a new country or region

Plymouth Plantation

3

a

: a place that is planted or under cultivation

b

: an agricultural estate usually worked by resident labor

Synonyms

• colony

Examples of plantation in a Sentence

the struggling plantation almost failed during the first winter

Recent Examples on the Web

His father worked as a merchant and manager of a nearby cotton plantation. —arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024

In the early 1860s, plantations in the American South produced 75 percent of the cotton used around the globe. —Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024

The same shop also stocks healing crystals and bespoke tea blends with black tea from plantations around southern Azerbaijan’s Lankaran region. —Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Nov. 2024

In the lucrative sugar plantations of northeast Brazil and the Caribbean, life expectancy was much lower than in the United States. —Ana Lucia Araujo / Made By History, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

plantation

noun

plan·​ta·​tion plan-ˈtā-shən 

1

: a group of plants and especially trees planted and cared for

2

: a settlement in a new country or region : colony

3

: a planted area

especially : an agricultural estate worked by laborers

Geographical Definition

Plantation

geographical name

city in southeastern Florida west of Fort Lauderdale population 84,955