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plantations
1
a large piece of land used for growing sugar cane, coffee, tea, etc., particularly in a hot country
- The plantation produced large quantities of sugarcane for export.
- The workers on the plantation often lived in simple housing near the fields.
- A variety of crops can be cultivated on a single plantation.
2
a large piece of land where many trees are grown for harvesting
- Workers walked through the plantation, checking the health of the trees.
- The plantation stretched for miles, filled with rows of tall trees.
- They planted new saplings to expand the plantation.
- A river flowed beside the sycamore plantation, helping the trees grow.
- Birds and other animals lived among the trees in the plantation.
3
a newly founded settlement or colony, particularly during the colonization of North America