plantation
IPA: pɫæntˈeɪʃʌn
noun
- A large farm; estate or area of land designated for agricultural growth. Often includes housing for the owner and workers.
- An area where trees are planted, either for commercial purposes, or to adorn an estate.
- (historical) The importation of large numbers of workers and soldiers to displace the local population, such as in medieval Ireland and in the Americas; colonization.
- (historical) A colony established thus.
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