How to Pronounce "plantation"
word
/ˌpɫænˈteɪʃən/
plan-TAY-shuhn
/plɑːntˈeɪʃən/
plahn-TAY-shuhn
Definition
A plantation is a large farm where crops like cotton, sugar, tea, or coffee are grown, often with many workers. Historically, plantations were often associated with forced labor or slavery.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˌpɫænˈteɪʃən/
British English
/plɑːntˈeɪʃən/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
plan-TAY-shuhn
UK
plahn-TAY-shuhn
Listen in Context
The workers harvested tea leaves on the plantation.
This old house was built on a cotton plantation.
The coffee plantation covers many acres of land.
Many plantations in the South used to depend on slave labor.