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plantation

/plænˈteɪʃən/

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noun

Plantage, Gut

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

Examples :

"The old plantation down south still grows cotton, and the owner's family lives in the big white house. "

Die alte Plantage im Süden baut immer noch Baumwolle an, und die Familie des Besitzers wohnt in dem großen weißen Haus.

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noun

Plantage, Plantage

An area where trees are planted for commercial purposes.

Examples :

"The lumber company owned a large pine plantation where they grew trees to make wood. "

Die Holzfirma besaß eine große Kiefernplantage, auf der sie Bäume für die Holzherstellung anbaute.

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noun

Kolonialisierung, Besiedlung

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

Examples :

"The plantation system in the Americas led to the displacement of many Indigenous peoples. "

Das Kolonialisierungssystem in Amerika führte zur Vertreibung vieler indigener Völker.

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noun

Plantage, Anbau

A colony established thus.

Examples :

"The English established a tobacco plantation in Virginia, hoping to profit from the fertile land. "

Die Engländer gründeten in Virginia eine Tabakplantage, in der Hoffnung, von dem fruchtbaren Land zu profitieren.

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