as in colony
a settlement in a new country or region
the struggling plantation almost failed during the first winter
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Recent Examples of plantation
Northern policemen such as Philadelphia constable George Alberti, who actually lived not far from Still, profited by moonlighting as a kidnapper for the plantation economy.
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 10 Jan. 2025
The Potlatch Club is set a former pineapple plantation edged by a stunning pink-sand beach.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The former British colony’s sugarcane plantation system profited enormously from enslaving Black people for centuries.
—Patrick Scott, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The land, which enslaved Africans once transformed from a cypress swamp into an intricate system of rice plantations, is now a wildlife preserve managed by Charleston County Parks & Recreation.
—Ellen Schmedinghoff, AFAR Media, 14 Jan. 2025
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 10 Jan. 2025
The Potlatch Club is set a former pineapple plantation edged by a stunning pink-sand beach.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The former British colony’s sugarcane plantation system profited enormously from enslaving Black people for centuries.
—Patrick Scott, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The land, which enslaved Africans once transformed from a cypress swamp into an intricate system of rice plantations, is now a wildlife preserve managed by Charleston County Parks & Recreation.
—Ellen Schmedinghoff, AFAR Media, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Plantation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plantation. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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