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plantation

/plænˈteɪʃən/

Translations

plantationnoun

plantations

/plænˈteɪʃən/

plantationGrand domaine agricole, surtout dans les régions tropicales ou subtropicales.

The plantation stretched over hundreds of acres, with rows of coffee plants as far as the eye could see.

La plantation s’étendait sur des centaines d’hectares, avec des rangées de caféiers à perte de vue.

plantationParcelle ou ensemble de végétaux plantés, souvent à usage commercial.

The forestry company managed a plantation of pine trees intended for timber production.

L’entreprise forestière gérait une plantation de pins destinée à la production de bois.

Additional translations

colonisationSens historique : action ou processus de coloniser et de peupler un territoire.

colonieSens historique ou colonial.

Synonyms

agricultural land

plantationadjective

/plænˈteɪʃən/

Used attributively (e.g., plantation crops, plantation economy); treated as adjective in dictionary practice

de plantationEmployé dans des groupes nominaux : « agriculture de plantation », « économie de plantation ».

Plantation agriculture shaped the region’s social and economic structures.

L’agriculture de plantation a façonné les structures sociales et économiques de la région.

Synonyms

Definitions

plantationnoun

A large farm or estate, especially in a tropical or subtropical country, where crops such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco are cultivated, often by resident laborers.

The plantation stretched over hundreds of acres, with rows of coffee plants as far as the eye could see.

A group of trees or plants that have been planted together, especially for commercial purposes.

The forestry company managed a plantation of pine trees intended for timber production.

A newly established colony or settlement.

The early settlers established a plantation on the coast, which eventually grew into a thriving town.

Historical: The act or process of colonizing and settling land with inhabitants, especially as practiced by the English in Ireland and North America.

The Ulster Plantation was a major event in the seventeenth-century colonization of Ireland.

plantationadjective

Relating to or characteristic of a plantation (large estate or colonial settlement).

Plantation agriculture shaped the region’s social and economic structures.