- plantation plan·ta·tion n
- [plæn'teɪʃ(ə)n]
piantagione f
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plantation plan·ta·tion n
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plan|ta|tion — «plan TAY shuhn», noun. 1. a large farm or estate, especially in a tropical or semitropical climate, on which cotton, tobacco, sugar cane, coffee, rubber trees, or other crops are raised. The work on a plantation is done by laborers who live… … Useful english dictionary
plan·ta·tion — /plænˈteıʃən/ noun, pl tions [count] 1 : a large area of land especially in a hot part of the world where crops (such as cotton) are grown a southern plantation ◇ Because slaves worked on cotton plantations in the southern U.S. in the past, the… … Useful english dictionary
Plantation — Plan*ta tion, 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plantation-Song — [englisch/amerikanisch, plæn teɪʃnsɔȖ], Bezeichnung für die von den amerikanischen Blackface Minstrelsy (Minstrel Show) des 19. Jahrhunderts gesungenen Lieder angeblich afroamerikanischer Herkunft. Die Bezeichnung gibt vor, dass es sich um… … Universal-Lexikon
plantation — plan|ta|tion [plænˈteıʃən, pla:n US plæn ] n 1.) a large area of land in a hot country, where crops such as tea, cotton, and sugar are grown ▪ a rubber plantation 2.) a large group of trees grown to produce wood … Dictionary of contemporary English
plantation — plan|ta|tion [ plæn teıʃn ] noun count 1. ) a large farm where crops such as tea, coffee, cotton, and sugar are grown: a sugar plantation 2. ) a large group of trees that are grown to be cut down for wood … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
plantation — plan•ta•tion [[t]plænˈteɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) an estate, esp. in a tropical or semitropical country, usu. worked by resident laborers: a coffee plantation[/ex] 2) bot a group of planted trees or plants 3) why a colony or new settlement 4) archaic the… … From formal English to slang
plantation — plan·ta·tion (plan taґshən) [L. plantare to plant] the insertion or application of tissue, such as a tooth, or of other material, in or on the human body. Types include implantation, replantation, and transplantation … Medical dictionary
plantation — plan·ta·tion … English syllables
Plantation — Plan•ta•tion [[t]plænˈteɪ ʃən[/t]] n. geg a town in S Florida. 61,130 … From formal English to slang
Plantationsong — Plan|ta|tion|song, (auch:) Plan|ta|tion Song [plæn teɪʃən...], der; s, s [engl. plantation song, aus: plantation = (An)pflanzung; Plantage u. ↑Song]: Arbeitslied der schwarzen Sklaven auf den Baumwollplantagen in den Südstaaten der USA … Universal-Lexikon
