plantation

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for plantation

plantation 🔊 /plæˌntejˈʃʌn/

plantation : වැවිල්ල

plantation : වගාව

plantation : වත්ත

plantation : වැවිලි

plantation : උපනිවේශය

plantation definition

Noun.

  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 important crops, and cultivated by laborers who live on the estate; as, a cotton plantation; a coffee plantation.
  3. An original settlement in a new country; a colony.