plantation

//plænˈteɪʃən//
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Noun

plantationSingular
plantationsPlural
1

A large estate or farm, especially in a tropical or subtropical region, where crops such as cotton, sugar, coffee, or tobacco are cultivated, often historically associated with slave labor.

The coffee plantation in Brazil employs hundreds of workers during the harvest season.

2

An area where trees have been planted, especially for commercial purposes such as timber production.

The company owns a large pine plantation for timber production.

3

A colony or settlement established in a new territory.

The early settlers established a plantation on the eastern coast.

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