as in colony
a settlement in a new country or region
the struggling plantation almost failed during the first winter
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But many plantations have fallen into neglect, so the trees are no longer useful for lumber.
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Hannah Kirshner, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2025
Only her own plantation has survived Sherman’s assault.
—Scott Spillman, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2025
This is what generates anxiety at coffee plantations around the planet.
—Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
One of the enslaved people on his Virginia plantation, Monticello, was Sally Hemings, the half-sister of his late wife, Martha Jefferson, who died in 1782 at age 33.
—Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
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Hannah Kirshner, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2025
Only her own plantation has survived Sherman’s assault.
—Scott Spillman, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2025
This is what generates anxiety at coffee plantations around the planet.
—Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
One of the enslaved people on his Virginia plantation, Monticello, was Sally Hemings, the half-sister of his late wife, Martha Jefferson, who died in 1782 at age 33.
—Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for plantation
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“Plantation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plantation. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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