as in colony
a settlement in a new country or region
the struggling plantation almost failed during the first winter
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Recent Examples of plantation
The former plantation rejects the rosy antebellum view, focusing instead on slavery’s horrors.
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Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 21 Apr. 2026
According to local outlet El Heraldo, Argueta's body was discovered on Friday on an African palm tree plantation less than a mile from the CA-13 highway in Tocoa, Honduras, by those traveling through the area.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Monoculture plantations are generally one-way tickets to producing wood.
—John Parker, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
Dahl is also remembered for his bigotry — editions of his children’s books have been edited to take out fatphobic and misogynist comments, and the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory had to be tweaked so the title character didn’t come off as a plantation owner.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2026
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Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 21 Apr. 2026
According to local outlet El Heraldo, Argueta's body was discovered on Friday on an African palm tree plantation less than a mile from the CA-13 highway in Tocoa, Honduras, by those traveling through the area.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Monoculture plantations are generally one-way tickets to producing wood.
—John Parker, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
Dahl is also remembered for his bigotry — editions of his children’s books have been edited to take out fatphobic and misogynist comments, and the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory had to be tweaked so the title character didn’t come off as a plantation owner.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plantation
colony
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The thrill ride, closed since early 2025, now has new golden gold mine features and a congested colony of bats, Imagineers say.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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Located on the South Lawn, the new hive is designed as a miniature White House and houses two bee colonies.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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“Plantation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plantation. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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