plantation
noun
plan·ta·tion
plan-ˈtā-shən 
Examples of plantation in a Sentence
the struggling plantation almost failed during the first winter
Recent Examples on the Web
Scuttling under the pines at a plantation in the highlands of Tanzania, a long critter took a step.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
It's so wrapped up in colonialism and Britain is quite famous for that and the impacts that has both on the country that's the power and the country that is home to the plantations, which is often not holding that power.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Apr. 2024
Shave ice first reached the islands’ shores in the early 20th century, when Japanese immigrants arrived to work on Hawaii’s plantations, bringing with them a taste for kakigori, the sweet, airy dessert made of thin ice flakes with origins dating back to the Heian period (between 794 and 1185).
—Matthew Dekneef, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
With hundreds of followers, Chilembwe attacked one of the worst of the plantations, beheading a manager who was known for his brutal treatment of workers.
—Mark Jenkins, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
And as the exhibition and her photographic journey comes to a close, Faustine wears a white dress and a straw hat, posing with her back facing the audience, in images taken at Shelter Island — where a plantation enslaved Africans and Native Americans from 1651 until 1820 — and Staten Island.
—Briana Ellis-Gibbs, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
The inexpensive, long-lasting ingredient was a food of survival, used to feed enslaved people brought to the islands to work on sugar plantations.
—The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024
The mansion was a former plantation, and visitors can learn about the role of the enslaved people there and view their quarters, as well as the carriage house, stable, and formal garden.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 25 Mar. 2024
How to clean blinds and plantation shutters easily Supplies:
Kitchen tongs
2 sponges
Rubber bands
Instructions:
Wet sponges and squeeze excess water out of each sponge before attaching them to tongs.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2024
Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
It's so wrapped up in colonialism and Britain is quite famous for that and the impacts that has both on the country that's the power and the country that is home to the plantations, which is often not holding that power.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Apr. 2024
Shave ice first reached the islands’ shores in the early 20th century, when Japanese immigrants arrived to work on Hawaii’s plantations, bringing with them a taste for kakigori, the sweet, airy dessert made of thin ice flakes with origins dating back to the Heian period (between 794 and 1185).
—Matthew Dekneef, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
With hundreds of followers, Chilembwe attacked one of the worst of the plantations, beheading a manager who was known for his brutal treatment of workers.
—Mark Jenkins, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
And as the exhibition and her photographic journey comes to a close, Faustine wears a white dress and a straw hat, posing with her back facing the audience, in images taken at Shelter Island — where a plantation enslaved Africans and Native Americans from 1651 until 1820 — and Staten Island.
—Briana Ellis-Gibbs, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
The inexpensive, long-lasting ingredient was a food of survival, used to feed enslaved people brought to the islands to work on sugar plantations.
—The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024
The mansion was a former plantation, and visitors can learn about the role of the enslaved people there and view their quarters, as well as the carriage house, stable, and formal garden.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 25 Mar. 2024
How to clean blinds and plantation shutters easily Supplies:
Kitchen tongs
2 sponges
Rubber bands
Instructions:
Wet sponges and squeeze excess water out of each sponge before attaching them to tongs.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2024
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“Plantation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plantation. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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plantation
noun
plan·ta·tion
plan-ˈtā-shən
1
: a group of plants and especially trees planted and cared for
2
: a settlement in a new country or region : colony
3
: a planted area
especially
: an agricultural estate worked by laborers
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