plantation

noun

plan·​ta·​tion plan-ˈtā-shən 

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

Synonyms

• colony

Examples of plantation in a Sentence

the struggling plantation almost failed during the first winter

Recent Examples on the Web

In the 1950s, banana wilt swept through plantations of the then-dominant Gros Michel banana, driving the variety nearly to extinction. —Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2025

Mecklenburg County unveiled Thursday the new design for the former Huntersville slave plantation closed by controversy four years ago. —Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2025

Situated on the banks of Bayou Teche in St. Martinville, the site features a Creole plantation, an Acadian farmstead, a blacksmith shop, and a Visitor’s Center. —Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2025

The painting refers to the European migrants who moved to Brazil en masse to work its plantations following the abolition of the slave trade in 1888. —Emi Eleode, ARTnews.com, 27 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for plantation

• ablation
• bination
• carnation
• cassation
• castration
• causation
• centration
• cessation
• cetacean
• chelation
• citation
• collation

Kids Definition

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

Geographical Definition

Plantation

geographical name

city in southeastern Florida west of Fort Lauderdale population 84,955