plantation (B1)
noun
Pronunciation: /plænˈteɪʃən/
Definition
A large farm, especially in a hot country, where crops such as cotton, sugar, and tobacco are grown by hired workers.
Examples
The old plantation was known for its vast fields of sugarcane.
Many historical plantations in the American South relied on enslaved people for labor.
He inherited a coffee plantation in South America.
How to Use plantation
- plantation of (prepositional phrase)
- The act of establishing a colony or planting crops. — "The successful plantation of the new colony took many years."
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