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plantation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | grove, orchard, woodlet |
| Type of | garden |
| Has types | peach orchard, apple orchard, lemon grove, orange grove |
plantation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | colony, settlement |
Examples of plantation
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Children will also get a glimpse into plantation life and the hardships endured.
From the tennessean.com
The formal living room includes a masonry gas fireplace and plantation shutters.
From the washingtontimes.com
The firm has set a goal of 100 percent sustainable plantation pulp wood by 2015.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
Raiders tend to dig up a whole plantation, ruining the ground for years to come.
From the independent.co.uk
Midway Plantation was a for-real, working plantation with horses, cows and pigs.
From the newsobserver.com
Other events include plantation house tours, presentations and a craft activity.
From the charlotteobserver.com
He was born in Belzoni, Mississippi, and grew up on the Honey Island plantation.
From the guardian.co.uk
As plantation after plantation fell to the slaves, the European population fled.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Following his return, he started the plantation in Loolecondera estate in Kandy.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- An estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
- A newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America); "the practice of sending convicted criminals to serve on the Plantations was common in the 17th century"
- Grove: garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
- A plantation is a large farm or estate, usually in a tropical or subtropical country, where crops are grown for sale in distant markets, rather than for local consumption. The term plantation is informal and not precisely defined.
- Plantation is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of July 2006 the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 86,138. It is part of the South Florida metropolitan area, which is home to 5,463,857 people.
- In the U.S. state of Maine, a plantation is a type of minor civil division falling between township (or unorganized territory) and town. The term, as used in this sense in modern times, appears to be exclusive to Maine.
- Plantation was an early method of colonization in which settlers were "planted" abroad in order to establish a permanent or semi-permanent colonial base. ...
- The Plantation was the debut novel by New York Times bestselling author Chris Kuzneski. First published in 2002, it introduced the characters of Jonathon Payne and David Jones, who have been featured in all of Kuzneski's thrillers. ...
- (The plantations) Plantations in 16th and 17th century Ireland were the confiscation of land by the Government of England and the colonisation of this land with settlers from England and Scotland.
