plantation

English

/plænˈteɪʃən/

noun
Definitions
  • A large farm; estate or area of land designated for agricultural growth. Often includes housing for the owner and workers.
  • An area where trees are planted for commercial purposes.
  • The importation of large numbers of workers and soldiers to displace the local population, such as in medieval Ireland and in the Americas; colonization.
  • A colony established thus.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French plantation derived from Latin plantātiō (transplanting, planting).

Origin

Latin

plantātiō

Gloss

transplanting, planting

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