as in colony
a settlement in a new country or region
the struggling plantation almost failed during the first winter
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Theodore Vivian Moore had arrived in Miami in 1902 and built a massive pineapple plantation that stretched from what is now the Design District up to parts of modern-day Miami Shores.
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Nicolas Rivero, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds previously apologized for having their wedding at Boone Hall, a former plantation, in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, on September 9, 2012 amid the Black Lives Matter protests.
—Caroline Bell, StyleCaster, 23 Jan. 2025
The conflict centers on control of the strategically significant Catatumbo region, known for its coca plantations and drug trafficking routes.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
He was named after a white 19th-century plantation owner who became an ardent abolitionist and freed his slaves.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
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Nicolas Rivero, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds previously apologized for having their wedding at Boone Hall, a former plantation, in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, on September 9, 2012 amid the Black Lives Matter protests.
—Caroline Bell, StyleCaster, 23 Jan. 2025
The conflict centers on control of the strategically significant Catatumbo region, known for its coca plantations and drug trafficking routes.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
He was named after a white 19th-century plantation owner who became an ardent abolitionist and freed his slaves.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Plantation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plantation. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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