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plantation

/plænˈteɪʃən/noun3 syllables

Plantation means: garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth.

Synonyms for plantation3

noun, as in garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth

grove, woodlet, orchard

What does plantation mean?3

noun

1

garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth

2

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”

3

an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with plantation?60

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All 60 rhymes for plantation, grouped by syllable

Plantation in a sentence

  • Labourers on plantations often face gruelling hours, low pay, and no job security.illiterate
  • He realized a large sum by the sale of the plantation.unknown
  • Small children work as slaves on the chocolate plantation.Hybrid
  • The scenery at the plantation is so delightful!Jesse
  • The rainforest was cut down and replaced by a palm oil plantation.Hybrid
  • Indonesia's plantation-grown teak is of the world's highest quality.Objectivesea
  • Small children work as slaves on the cocoa plantation.Hybrid
  • The neighborhood was built on the site of an old tobacco plantation.mccarras

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Forms of plantation

as a noun

plural
plantations