Look up: plantation

1. Plantation
   [n] - an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas) 2. [n] - a newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America)
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2. Plantation
   A group of planted trees or shrubs, generally of uniform age and of a single species.
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3. plantation
   a forest crop or stand raised artificially,either by sowing or planting Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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4. Plantation
   Plan·ta'tion noun [ Latin plantatio : confer French plantation .] 1. The act or practice of planting, or setting in the earth for growth. [ R.] 2. The place planted; land brought under cultivation; a piece of ground planted...
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5. plantation
   1. The act or practice of planting, or setting in the earth for growth. ... 2. The place planted; land brought under cultivation; a piece of ground planted with trees or useful plants; especially, in the United States and West Indies, a large estate appropriated to the production of the more importa...
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6. Plantation
   noun a newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America); `the practice of sending convicted criminals to serve on the Plantations was common in the 17th century`
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7. plantation
   noun an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
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8. plantation
   a large farm employing many people to grow one or more crops for commercial sale or export
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9. Plantation
   • (n.) The place planted; land brought under cultivation; a piece of ground planted with trees or useful plants; esp., in the United States and West Indies, a large estate appropriated to the production of the more important crops, and cultivated by laborers who live on the estate; as, a cotton...
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10. plantation
    (from the article `Southern Africa`) ...Plateau, which probably were formed by refugees from the Imbangala and Mbundu kingdoms in the late 16th and 17th centuries, displaced Kasanje as ... ...of sugarcane, especially its harvesting, required heavy manual labour. Harvested cane was sent to a mill for grinding within a few hours after ......
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11. plantation
    (from the article `Ireland`) ...otherwise the Tudor regulations of authority were observed. The pope was induced to recognize the conversion of the Tudor Irish lordship into a ... ...of the O`Neills and even of loyal Gaelic lords were declared forfeit in 1569, and, in a wave of enthusiasm for colonization, various questionable ... .....
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12. plantation
    An intensively managed stand of trees of either native or introduced species, created by the regular placement of seedlings or seed
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13. Plantation
    Plantation, city (1990 pop. 66,692), Broward co., SE Fla., a residential suburb of Fort Lauderdale; inc. 1953. The city has grown rapidly along with the development of S Florida. Major housing developments and the presence of banking companies have marked Plantation's urban boom. The National Hockey...
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14. Plantation
    A plantation is an assemblage of planted and growing plants.
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15. plantation
    Large farm or estate where commercial production of one crop – such as rubber (in Malaysia), palm oil (in Nigeria), or tea (in Sri Lanka) – is carried out. Plantations are usually owned by large companies, often multinational corporations, and run by an estate manager. Many plantations were...
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16. Plantation
    Woodland entirely planted that may or may not be managed for the commercial exploitation of the trees timber. It may contain native or exotic (non native) species. Plantations can be classed as ancient if they occupy an area that has been continuously wooded for 400 years but they may not be classed as semi natural.
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17. Plantation
    A `plantation` is a large artificially established forest, farm or estate, where crops are grown for sale, often in distant markets rather than for local on-site consumption. The term plantation is informal and not precisely defined. Crops grown on plantations include fast-growing trees (ofte...
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18. Plantation
    (settlement or colony) `Plantation` was an early method of colonization in which settlers were "planted" abroad in order to establish a permanent or semi-permanent colonial base. Such plantations were also frequently intended to promote Western culture and Christianity among nearby ...
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19. Plantation
    (Maine) In the U.S. state of Maine, a `plantation` is a type of minor civil division falling between township (or unorganized territory) and town. The term, as used in this sense in modern times, appears to be exclusive to Maine. A plantation is essentially a previously unorganized township t...
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