HyperDic: plantation

English > 3 senses of the word plantation / Plantation:
NOUNpossessionplantationan estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
groupPlantationa newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America)
artifactplantation, grove, woodlet, orchardgarden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
plantation / Plantation > pronunciation
Soundsplae.ntey'shahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
English > plantation: 3 senses > noun 1, possession
MeaningAn estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas).
NarrowerorangeryA place where oranges are grown
Broaderestate, land, landed estate, acres, demesneextensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
Spanishplantación
Catalanplantació
English > Plantation: 3 senses > noun 2, group
MeaningA newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America).
RegionNorth AmericaA continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama
Broadercolony, settlementA body of people who settle far from home / home / home but maintain ties with their homeland
Spanishplantación
English > plantation: 3 senses > noun 3, artifact
Meaninggarden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth.
Synonymsgrove, woodlet, orchard
Narrowerapple orchardA grove of apple trees
lemon groveA grove of lemon trees
orange grovegrove of orange trees
peach orchardA grove of peach trees
BroadergardenA plot of ground where plants are cultivated
Spanisharboleda, huerta, huerto, plantación, vergel
Catalanhorta, hort, verger

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