plantation
noun
plan·ta·tion
plan-ˈtā-shən 
Examples of plantation in a Sentence
the struggling plantation almost failed during the first winter
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On her quest, Jones trawled through thick college archives and made difficult plantation visits.
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Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2025
The former cornfield and cashew plantation sits in the perfect microclimate to grow varietals like syrah and viognier and is among the pioneers of New Latitude Wines—grapes grown outside traditional latitudes 30 to 50 in both hemispheres.
—Lane Nieset, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2025
In Maryland, Catholics often operated plantations to finance their outreach and to comply with colonial law limiting their religious services to private property; their manor houses often featured adjoining chapels.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
The plantation hoe, the ubiquitous farming tool of the British Atlantic, has been ignored historically, especially when compared to the plow.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 15 Feb. 2025
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Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2025
The former cornfield and cashew plantation sits in the perfect microclimate to grow varietals like syrah and viognier and is among the pioneers of New Latitude Wines—grapes grown outside traditional latitudes 30 to 50 in both hemispheres.
—Lane Nieset, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2025
In Maryland, Catholics often operated plantations to finance their outreach and to comply with colonial law limiting their religious services to private property; their manor houses often featured adjoining chapels.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
The plantation hoe, the ubiquitous farming tool of the British Atlantic, has been ignored historically, especially when compared to the plow.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 15 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for plantation
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“Plantation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plantation. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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plantation
noun
plan·ta·tion
plan-ˈtā-shən
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
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