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plantation

plan.ta.tion \plan-'ta--sh*n, South also plant-'a--\ n 1: a usu. large 
   group of plants and esp. trees under cultivation  2: a settlement in a new 
   country or region : COLONY  3a: a place that is planted or under 
   cultivation  3b: a usu. large estate usu. worked by resident labor