plantation
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++plan·ta·tion /plænˈteɪʃən, plɑːn- $ plæn-/ ●○○ noun [countable] 1 TAa large area of land in a hot country, where crops such as tea, cotton, and sugar are grown 〔热带〕种植园[场] a rubber plantation 橡胶园2. TAFa large group of trees grown to produce wood 造林地，林场► see thesaurus at forestExamples from the Corpus
plantation• a coffee plantation• Rising on the left are the extensive plantations of Lael Forest.• The Cav simply agreed to stay away from his plantation.• Many plantation owners exploited their female slaves and ignored their dark-skinned offspring.• DeVore's own plantation was in the northwest of this area, adjoining the garrison at Lodz.• The Chalice Quilt was made by slaves on a Texas plantation in 1860 in anticipation of a visit from an itinerant bishop.• Gandhi felt that the size of the refund was less important than the plantation owners' consent to it.• The plantations would be open to foreign acquisition but overall foreign ownership would be limited to 30 or 40 percent.• The industrial action quickly spread to transport and municipal workers and workers on tea, sugar and tobacco plantations.plan·ta·tion nounChineseSyllable
hot country, area land in Corpus where large of a a
plantation
plan‧ta‧tion /plænˈteɪʃən, plɑːn- $ plæn-/
noun [countable]1. a large area of land in a hot country, where crops such as tea, cotton, and sugar are grown:
a rubber plantation
2. a large group of trees grown to produce wood
plan‧ta‧tion /plænˈteɪʃən, plɑːn- $ plæn-/
noun [countable]1. a large area of land in a hot country, where crops such as tea, cotton, and sugar are grown: 2. a large group of trees grown to produce wood