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.

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

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