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plantation

plan·ta·tion
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [plan-tey-shuh n]
    • /plænˈteɪ ʃən/
    • /plænˈteɪ.ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [plan-tey-shuh n]
    • /plænˈteɪ ʃən/

Definitions of plantation word

  • noun plantation a town in S Florida. 1
  • adjective plantation (of clothing, furnishings, etc.) suitable for a plantation or for a tropical or semitropical country. 1
  • noun plantation cultivated land 1
  • noun plantation estate, farm 1
  • noun plantation settlement 1
  • countable noun plantation A plantation is a large piece of land, especially in a tropical country, where crops such as rubber, coffee, tea, or sugar are grown. 0

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Origin of plantation

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English plantacioune < Latin plantātiōn- (stem of plantātiō) “a planting.” See plant (verb), -ation

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Parts of speech for Plantation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

plantation popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for plantation

noun plantation

  • arboretum — An arboretum is a specially designed garden of different types of trees.
  • coverts — concealed; secret; disguised.
  • dairy farm — a farm which has cows producing milk, rather than for beef
  • demesne — land, esp surrounding a house or manor, retained by the owner for his or her own use
  • demesnes — possession of land as one's own: land held in demesne.

Antonyms for plantation

noun plantation

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