cotton plantation

collocation in English

meaningsofcottonandplantation

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cotton
noun[U]
uk
/ˈkɒt.ən/us
/ˈkɑː.t̬ən/
the threads that grow around the seeds of a tall plant grown especially in the US, China, and ...
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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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(Definition ofcottonandplantationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The boll weevil, an insect that destroyed southern cotton plantations from 1895-1905, became a folk hero-like character through the blues.
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There they have large cotton plantations, the product of which is taken by the cotton-planting companies, and the people who produce the cotton are paid a fixed price.
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Once again, he returned to the familycottonplantation.
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Although primarily acottonplantation, the farm also provided food crops and grazing for livestock.
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Hiscottonplantationdeveloped promisingly for a few years, but he abandoned it after heavy rain destroyed an entire crop around 1909.
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During the conflict period, acottonplantationand processing plant just outside the city were destroyed.
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British firms used the castle for other purposes: acottonplantation, a trading post and a sawmill.
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The expatriates brought acottonplantationeconomy to the islands.
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Afterward they lived with his grandfather, acottonplantationshare cropper.
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Buildings include a court house, church, school, stores, craft shops, residences, andcottonplantationbuildings.
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He developed acottonplantationand bred thoroughbred race horses.
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The house is a large antebellum house and remnant of a sea islandcottonplantation.
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