Added 9 October 2026
plantation
/plænˈteɪʃən/ noun
In Latin: plantātiō Wiktionary
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- 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, either for commercial purposes, or to adorn an estate.
- The importation of large numbers of workers and soldiers to displace the local population, such as in medieval Ireland and in the Americas; colonization.
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French plantation, from Latin plantātiō (“planting, transplanting”), from plantātus (“planted”), the perfect passive participle of plantāre, + action noun suffix -tiō.
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