plantation

noun

plan·​ta·​tion plan-ˈtā-shən How to pronounce plantation (audio)
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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

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the struggling plantation almost failed during the first winter
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In the early 1800s, the region was home to Hawaii’s first commercial sugar plantation which helped launch the state’s sugar industry and bring the town of Kōloa into the spotlight. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026 Tourists take photos at a viewing platform overlooking coffee plantations on June 4, 2026 in Baoshan, Yunnan Province of China. — Matthew Tan,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026 Colonial powers reshaped many atolls, removing native forests to plant fast-growing coconut palm plantations. — NPR, 3 Aug. 2026 As Brun was growing up in the 1970s and 1980s, Hawaii’s sugarcane plantations were shutting down amid growing international competition and the removal of a federal sugar-industry subsidy. — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for plantation

Word History

First Known Use

1569, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of plantation was in 1569

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plantation

noun
plan·​ta·​tion plan-ˈtā-shən How to pronounce plantation (audio)
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

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