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