PLANTATION


Meaning of PLANTATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ plænˈteɪʃən ]

n. 1 an estate on which cotton, tobacco, etc. is cultivated, esp. in former colonies, formerly by slave labour. 2 an area planted with trees etc. 3 hist. a colony; colonization. øplantation song a song of the kind formerly sung by Blacks on American plantations. [ME f. OF plantation or L plantatio (as PLANT)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.