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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Musician and educator Harry Urata, confined to an internment camp after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, encountered Japanese-American workers who had processed sugar cane leaves on Hawaiian plantations since the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025
The latter sports comedy drama, starring Bernal and Diego Luna as two brothers working on a banana plantation with dreams of breaking into professional football, was produced by Alfonso Cuarón, Alejandro González Iñárritu and Guillermo del Toro.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
Sprawled across 58 acres of a former coconut plantation, The Ritz-Carlton, Koh Samui can rightfully be described as a spacious retreat.
—Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
At George Washington’s Mount Vernon plantation in Virginia there were several such necessaries on the grounds.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025
The latter sports comedy drama, starring Bernal and Diego Luna as two brothers working on a banana plantation with dreams of breaking into professional football, was produced by Alfonso Cuarón, Alejandro González Iñárritu and Guillermo del Toro.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
Sprawled across 58 acres of a former coconut plantation, The Ritz-Carlton, Koh Samui can rightfully be described as a spacious retreat.
—Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
At George Washington’s Mount Vernon plantation in Virginia there were several such necessaries on the grounds.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Plantation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plantation. Accessed 20 Apr. 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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