(n) a newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America), Example: the practice of sending convicted criminals to serve on the Plantations was common in the 17th century
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
n. [ L. plantatio: cf. F. plantation. ] 1. The act or practice of planting, or setting in the earth for growth. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
2. 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 plantation; a coffee plantation. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. An original settlement in a new country; a colony. [ 1913 Webster ]
While these plantations were forming in Connecticut. B. Trumbull. [ 1913 Webster ]
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