Etymology

plantation

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Today it means: A large farm; estate or area of land designated for agricultural growth. Often includes housing for the owner and workers. Full definition →

Middle French plantation ← Latin plantātiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromplantātiō“planting, transplanting”
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromplantation
  3. English todayplantation

Borrowed from Middle French plantation, from Latin plantātiō (“planting, transplanting”), from plantātus (“planted”), the perfect passive participle of plantāre, + action noun suffix -tiō.

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