as in colony
a settlement in a new country or region
the struggling plantation almost failed during the first winter
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Most of them are descended from slaves who worked on plantations.
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Michelle Watson, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
The homes of most were far from being the plantation image.
—Curtis Varnell The Timepiece, arkansasonline.com, 13 Oct. 2024
Yet Swiss citizens still played an outsize role in colonialism and its predecessor, the plantation economy.
—Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
The museum features all kinds of local treasures: clothing, furniture, plantation equipment, and traditional Hawaiian artifacts found on Lanai.
—Laura Parker, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Michelle Watson, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
The homes of most were far from being the plantation image.
—Curtis Varnell The Timepiece, arkansasonline.com, 13 Oct. 2024
Yet Swiss citizens still played an outsize role in colonialism and its predecessor, the plantation economy.
—Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
The museum features all kinds of local treasures: clothing, furniture, plantation equipment, and traditional Hawaiian artifacts found on Lanai.
—Laura Parker, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for plantation
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“Plantation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plantation. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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