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Definition of Plantation
1. Noun. An estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas).
2. Noun. A newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America). "The practice of sending convicted criminals to serve on the Plantations was common in the 17th century"
3. Noun. Garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth.
Specialized synonyms: Apple Orchard, Lemon Grove, Orange Grove, Peach Orchard
Generic synonyms: Garden
Definition of Plantation
1. n. The act or practice of planting, or setting in the earth for growth.
Definition of Plantation
1. Noun. Large farm; estate or area of land designated for agricultural growth. Often includes housing for the owner and workers. ¹
2. Noun. The importation of large numbers of workers and soldiers to displace the local population, such as in medieval Ireland and in the Caribbean. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Plantation
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Plantation
1. 1. The act or practice of planting, or setting in the earth for growth. 2. The place planted; land brought under cultivation; a piece of ground planted with trees or useful plants; especially, in the United States and West Indies, a large estate appropriated to the production of the more important crops, and cultivated by laborers who live on the estate; as, a cotton plantation; a coffee plantation. 3. An original settlement in a new country; a colony. "While these plantations were forming in Connecticut." (B. Trumbull) Origin: L. Plantatio: cf. F. Plantation. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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