Definition of plantation Plantation

/plæˌntejˈʃʌn/ - [planteyshun] - plan•ta•tion

We found 10 definitions of plantation from 5 different sources.

What does plantation mean?

Noun Plural: plantations
plantation - a newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America); "the practice of sending convicted criminals to serve on the Plantations was common in the 17th century"
		colony, settlement a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together
plantation - an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
		acres, landed estate, demesne, estate, land extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"
plantation - garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
		grove, woodlet, orchard
		garden a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
		apple orchard a grove of apple trees
		lemon grove a grove of lemon trees
		orange grove grove of orange trees

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plantation (Noun)
Large farm; estate or area of land designated for agricultural growth. Often includes housing for the owner and workers.
plantation (Noun)
The importation of large numbers of workers and soldiers to displace the local population, such as in medieval Ireland and in the Caribbean.

plantation (n.)
The act or practice of planting, or setting in the earth for growth.
plantation (n.)
The place planted; land brought under cultivation; a piece of ground planted with trees or useful plants; esp., in the United States and West Indies, a large estate appropriated to the production of the more important crops, and cultivated by laborers who live on the estate; as, a cotton plantation; a coffee plantation.
plantation (n.)
An original settlement in a new country; a colony.

plantation
A large farm or estate, especially in a tropical or semitropical country, on which cotton, tobacco, coffee, sugar cane, or trees and the like are cultivated, often includes housing for the owner and workers.