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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The trees are the legacy of coconut plantations established more than a century ago. — Lauren Sommer, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026 The wildfires cut off habitat corridors and reduced access to food sources, forcing the apes into plantations inhabited by people in search of food and shelter and stranding them there, Suciadi told The Associated Press on Monday. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 My mother had a 4th grade education and worked on a sharecropping tobacco plantation. — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026 Initial rumors were fueled by local innuendo and supported by records aligning Hemings’ pregnancies with Jefferson’s presence at his plantation home of Monticello in Virginia. — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plantation. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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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
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