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PLANTATION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PLANTATION?

Need another word that means the same as “plantation”? Find 15 synonyms and 30 related words for “plantation” in this overview.

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Plantation as a Noun
Definitions of "Plantation" as a noun
Synonyms of "Plantation" as a noun (15 Words)
Usage Examples of "Plantation" as a noun
Associations of "Plantation" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Plantation” are: grove, orchard, woodlet, farm, holding, forest, woodland, trees, community, colony, outpost, encampment, colonization, settling, peopling

Plantation as a Noun

Definitions of "Plantation" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “plantation” as a noun can have the following definitions:

An estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco are grown.
A colony.
An estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas.
Garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth.
Colonization or settlement of emigrants, especially of English and then Scottish families in Ireland in the 16th–17th centuries under government sponsorship.
A newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America.
An area in which trees have been planted, especially for commercial purposes.

Synonyms of "Plantation" as a noun (15 Words)

colonization	The action of appropriating a place or domain for one’s own use. Suitable sites for colonization* by Asian crabs.*
colony	A group of people living in a colony consisting of the original settlers and their descendants and successors. A large housing colony* has already been built.*
community	A particular area or place considered together with its inhabitants. They shared a community* of possessions.*
encampment	The act of encamping and living in tents in a camp. A Bedouin encampment.
farm	A farmhouse. A fish farm.
forest	Denoting an area that was formerly a royal forest. A large tract of forest.
grove	A small growth of trees without underbrush. An olive grove.
holding	The tenure of land held by lease. Commercial property holdings.
orchard	Garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth. An apple orchard.
outpost	A station in a remote or sparsely populated location. A few scattered outposts along the west coast.
peopling	Members of a family line.
settling	A long wooden bench with a back.
trees	English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917. Genealogical tree.
woodland	Land covered with trees. Large areas of ancient woodland.
woodlet	Garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth.

Usage Examples of "Plantation" as a noun

The Plantation of Ulster.
New conifer plantations.

Associations of "Plantation" (30 Words)

agricultural	Relating to rural matters. An agrarian or agricultural* society.*
agriculture	The science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.
agronomy	The application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production.
apiary	A shed containing a number of beehives.
apple	Used in names of unrelated fruits or other plant growths that resemble apples in some way e g custard apple oak apple.
arable	Of crops able to be grown on arable land. Arable crops.
arboriculture	The cultivation of tree for the production of timber.
botany	All the plant life in a particular region or period. The botany* of China.*
conservatory	A schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts. Keep plant cuttings in a frost free conservatory* or greenhouse.*
cornfield	A field in which corn is being grown.
cow	Subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats. Moo cow* is a child s term.*
crop	Prepare for crops. She cropped her long golden hair.
cultivate	Try to improve or develop (one’s mind). Walnuts were cultivated for salad oil.
cultivation	Production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale. The cultivation* of good staff management relations.*
farm	Be a farmer work as a farmer. My son is farming in California.
farming	Relating to farming or agriculture. Land was enclosed for arable farming.
farmland	A rural area where farming is practiced.
fruit	Bear fruit. The trees fruited early this year.
garden	Work in the garden. She wrote books kept journals and gardened.
gardening	The activity of tending and cultivating a garden, especially as a pastime. Gardening gloves.
grove	A small growth of trees without underbrush. An olive grove.
horticulture	The art or practice of garden cultivation and management. Maize and manioc horticulture.
hothouse	Educate or teach (a child) to a high level at an earlier age than is usual. Hothouse plants.
maize	Tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times.
mechanize	Make mechanical in character. Mechanize armies.
orchard	A piece of enclosed land planted with fruit trees. An apple orchard.
tilth	Arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops. The final levelling of a tilth.
vegetable	A person who is incapable of normal mental or physical activity, especially through brain damage. A vegetable* garden.*
vine	A climbing or trailing woody stemmed plant related to the grapevine. The vines of a vast wisteria.