Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun plantation
3 senses of plantation
Sense 1
plantation -- (an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas))
=> estate, land, landed estate, acres, demesne -- (extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island")
Sense 2
Plantation -- (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")
=> colony, settlement -- (a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government; "the American colony in Paris")
Sense 3
grove, woodlet, orchard, plantation -- (garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth)
=> garden -- (a plot of ground where plants are cultivated)