plantations

noun

1. 1

   A large farm; estate or area of land designated for agricultural growth. Often includes housing for the owner and workers.

2. 2

   An area where trees are planted for commercial purposes.

3. 3

   The importation of large numbers of workers and soldiers to displace the local population, such as in medieval Ireland and in the Americas; colonization.

4. 4

   A colony established thus.