plantation

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It was in this plantation--which was divided from the woods only by a wire fence--that Janetta had found little Julian and had afterwards encountered Wyvis Brand In spring the plantation was a particularly pleasant place.

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  1. noun An area under cultivation.
  2. noun A group of cultivated trees or plants.
  3. noun A large estate or farm on which crops are raised, often by resident workers.
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  • At the near end of the plantation was a fine spring, and adjacent, a small cave, the entrance artfully or naturally concealed, save to one acquainted with its locality. —  The Swamp Doctor's Adventures
  • It's not flawed it's just my way of saying that in my eyes a plantation is a place where slaves are kept and forced to work and keep up the plantation ..... and they have no rights at all. —  AfterEllen.com - Because visibility matters
  • If you're considering Winterham, keep in mind that the plantation is a bit of a drive outside of the city and that it might be challenging for out of town guests flying into Richmond to drive the additional 30 or 40 minutes to Amelia. —  RVABlogs
  • Whoopi, the only people who insist that you stay on the plantation are the Democrats. —  Latest Articles
  • None of these people ever uttered a word about the fact that the Chengara plantation is already out of the lease period and hence its continued possession by the Harrison's need be questioned in the first place. —  Kafila
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  1. from French plantation = Provencal plantacio = Spanish plantacion = Portuguese plantação = Italian piantazione, piantagione, from Latin plantatio(n-), a planting, from plantare, past participle plantatus, plant, transplant: see plant.
 

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/plænˈteɪʃən/
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