tobacco plantation

collocation in English

meaningsoftobaccoandplantation

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tobacco
noun[U]
uk
/təˈbæk.əʊ/us
/təˈbæk.oʊ/
a substance smoked in cigarettes, pipes, etc. that is prepared from the dried leaves of a ...
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plantation
noun[C]
uk
/plænˈteɪ.ʃən/us
/plænˈteɪ.ʃən/
a large farm, especially in a hot part of the world, on which a particular type of crop ...
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This quickly replaced tobacco plantations on the islands which were previously the main export.
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He further noted sycamores, pines and acacias mimosas, at intervals, in the middle of tobacco plantations.
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The area had already been dotted with small farms and large tobacco plantations in an economy based on agriculture and slavery.
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They also modernized the town expanding it westwards, building the present main street, as well as, several squares, park, new schools, tobacco plantations, etc.
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Cotton and tobacco plantations and smaller farms were the main draw for population growth as well as economic and political power.
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Ran atobaccoplantationand had a reputation as a breeder of high-quality dogs.
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His family's main source of income was atobaccoplantation.
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But we could also do the same for tobacco plantations since they have a similar rotation cycle.
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A booming market in land for tobacco plantations characterized the period of 1887-1890.
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The people suffered very much, and there was almost a famine in the country, but in those districts where there were tobacco plantations there was absolutely no distress.
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The imperial administrators also modernized the town, expanding it westwards, building the present main street, as well as several squares, parks, schools, tobacco plantations, etc.
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It also thrives on its rice, corn and tobacco plantations.
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Until that time, most of the work on the tobacco plantations was done by indentured servants.
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The lake's waters are polluted, although not alarmingly, by the runoff from the tobacco plantations lying to eastern and southern regions of the drainage basin.
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The houses were built with sun baked bricks, and surrounded by tobacco plantations and olives.
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Colonists developed the land as tobacco plantations and produced commodity crops for export.
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Forced labor in agriculture is often found on tobacco plantations.
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Other sources of revenue include agriculture, consisting mainly of tobacco plantations, small-scale mining (particularly of marble) and forestry.
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