plantation

Definition of Plantation in English :

Noun

1. plantation

an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)

2. plantation

a newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America)

Example Sentences:
'the practice of sending convicted criminals to serve on the Plantations was common in the 17th century'

3. grove, orchard, plantation, woodlet

garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Plantation

see synonyms of plantation

noun

1.

an estate, esp in tropical countries, where cash crops such as rubber, oil palm, etc, are grown on a large scale

2.

a group of cultivated trees or plants

3.

(formerly) a colony or group of settlers

4. rare

the planting of seeds, shoots, etc

Plantation

see synonyms of plantation

city in SE Fla., near Fort Lauderdale: pop. 83,000

noun

1. Archaic

a colony or new settlement

2. US

an area growing cultivated crops

3.

an estate, as in a tropical or semitropical region, cultivated by workers living on it

a sugar plantation

4.

a large, cultivated planting of trees

a rubber plantation

Plantation

see synonyms of plantation

n.

1. An area under cultivation.

2. A group of cultivated trees or plants.

3. A large estate or farm on which crops are raised, often by resident workers.

4. A newly established settlement; a colony.

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