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
Upon learning of the girl’s departure, the wife of the plantation’s owner dispatched their teen son to bring her back.
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David Wright Faladé, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
Cenote Oxman is located at a former agave plantation dating back to 1746 within an estate property called Hacienda San Lorenzo Oxman.
—Miriam Porter, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
The species was once plentiful in Brazil’s savanna, or Cerrado, until farming and timber plantations took over the landscape, according to the zoo.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
Harding’s daughter — curiously named William Elizabeth Harding in honor of her parents — inherited the plantation after marrying David H. McGavock, her cousin, in 1850.
—Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 4 July 2025
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David Wright Faladé, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
Cenote Oxman is located at a former agave plantation dating back to 1746 within an estate property called Hacienda San Lorenzo Oxman.
—Miriam Porter, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
The species was once plentiful in Brazil’s savanna, or Cerrado, until farming and timber plantations took over the landscape, according to the zoo.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
Harding’s daughter — curiously named William Elizabeth Harding in honor of her parents — inherited the plantation after marrying David H. McGavock, her cousin, in 1850.
—Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plantation
colony
Noun
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Both were in decent shape and differed wildly from the colony cats and other felines who lived outside.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
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Wild turkeys will also dust bathe in the soft dirt around ant colonies.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 July 2025
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“Plantation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plantation. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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