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 truth, there is apparently no eyewitness account—and possibly as few as three questionable second-hand accounts—from before the Civil War that this Yule Log custom ever took hold on a single Southern plantation much less across the entire South. —Robert E. May / Made By History, TIME, 19 Dec. 2024

The Underground Railroad, both a history and an allegory about an enslaved woman who escapes from a Southern plantation, became an unblinkingly strong Prime Video series. —Tom Gliatto, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024

However, much like the image of plantations, the relationships on the show need a lot of repair. —Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024

Before the American Civil War, Patrick Chandler Brown’s great-grandfather was enslaved on the Oakley Grove plantation. —Krista Stevens, Longreads, 4 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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