English noun: plantation |
1. | plantation (possession) an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas) |
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| Broader (hypernym) | acres, demesne, estate, land, landed estate |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | orangery |
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2. | Plantation (group) a newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America) |
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| Samples | The practice of sending convicted criminals to serve on the Plantations was common in the 17th century.
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| Broader (hypernym) | colony, settlement |
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| Domain region | North America |
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3. | plantation (artifact) garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth |
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| Synonyms | grove, orchard, woodlet |
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| Broader (hypernym) | garden |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | apple orchard, lemon grove, orange grove, peach orchard |
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