B2nounenvironmenthistory
US/plænˈteɪ.ʃən/
UK/plænˈteɪ.ʃən/
a large farm where one crop, such as tea, rubber or coffee, is grown to sell
In context
My grandfather worked on a rubber plantation before the war.
The company owns a huge coffee plantation in the highlands.
Forests were cleared to make room for palm oil plantations.
Words that go with plantation
noun + noun
- tea plantationWe spent a morning walking through a tea plantation.
- rubber plantationWorkers on the rubber plantation start before sunrise.
- coffee plantationThe coffee plantation offers tours to visitors.
- palm oil plantationA new palm oil plantation threatens the local wildlife.
- plantation ownerThe plantation owner refused to raise wages.
verb + preposition
- work on a plantationThousands of people work on a plantation near the coast.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
plantation of coffeeCorrect: coffee plantation