NOUN | possession | plantation | an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas) |
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group | Plantation | a newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America) | |
artifact | plantation, grove, woodlet, orchard | garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth |
Sounds | plae.ntey'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | An estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas). | |
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Narrower | orangery | A place where oranges are grown |
Broader | estate, land, landed estate, acres, demesne | extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use |
Spanish | plantación | |
Catalan | plantació |
Meaning | A newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America). | |
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Region | North America | A continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama |
Broader | colony, settlement | A body of people who settle far from home / home / home but maintain ties with their homeland |
Spanish | plantación |
Meaning | garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth. | |
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Synonyms | grove, woodlet, orchard | |
Narrower | apple orchard | A grove of apple trees |
lemon grove | A grove of lemon trees | |
orange grove | grove of orange trees | |
peach orchard | A grove of peach trees | |
Broader | garden | A plot of ground where plants are cultivated |
Spanish | arboleda, huerta, huerto, plantación, vergel | |
Catalan | horta, hort, verger |
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