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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Europe wanted slaves for American plantations.
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Clifton Crais, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The Spanish subjugated and enslaved the indigenous population of the Canaries—the Guanches—exporting some of them to Madeira or Europe, while others were forced to labor on Canarian sugar plantations.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Keswick is, of course, full of large estates; many were plantations in the 18th century, but have since been transformed.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
Thomas Jefferson’s failed attempts at cultivating European vines on the Monticello plantation only amplified his insatiable taste for importing French bottles.
—Osayi Endolyn, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Oct. 2025
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Clifton Crais, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The Spanish subjugated and enslaved the indigenous population of the Canaries—the Guanches—exporting some of them to Madeira or Europe, while others were forced to labor on Canarian sugar plantations.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Keswick is, of course, full of large estates; many were plantations in the 18th century, but have since been transformed.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
Thomas Jefferson’s failed attempts at cultivating European vines on the Monticello plantation only amplified his insatiable taste for importing French bottles.
—Osayi Endolyn, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for plantation
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“Plantation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plantation. Accessed 29 Oct. 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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